Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] do [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is perhaps understandable why these men , who earn their livelihood in the very embrace of the Goddess of the South Seas , should take her so seriously , but it came as more of a surprise that the Sultan of Surakarta should do the same . |
| 2 | Gazza could do the same for his country if Taylor was prepared to take the risk . |
| 3 | There were genuine attempts to curb these activities but the PLO could do no more than send its security units into the streets to prevent looting . |
| 4 | ‘ Me and Moll will do the same in that direction . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ For them , Thorfinn can do no wrong , ’ Eochaid said . |
| 6 | In the quarter-finals today Rafferty plays the holder Sandy Lyle ; Olazabal meets Ian Woosnam ; Beck threatens Seve Ballesteros and David Frost will do the same to Nick Faldo . |
| 7 | She had vaguely noticed Adele 's startled , anxious face , before she was shoved roughly across the threshold of Matilda 's chamber to be confronted by the Empress , the Sheriff and the one man who thought Matilda could do no wrong — Brien fitzCount , Lord of Wallingford , who , except for her half-brother , was the Empress 's most devoted follower and , some said , her lover . |
| 8 | Because you imagine that Martin will do the gentlemanly thing and keep you out of it ? |
| 9 | He noted that the USA was already in search of bilateral aviation agreements , with the aim of obtaining air rights on a piecemeal basis , and he advocated that the UK should do the same . |
| 10 | Feeling battered in mind and body by the time Laura announced that she felt able to take a break — and how about an early lunch ? — Anita could do no more than give her a dumb nod of agreement . |
| 11 | Anne Butler could do no more but return home . |
| 12 | If he 'd shoot one person who challenged him , Marius Steen would do the same to anyone else he thought represented the same threat . |
| 13 | On its merits Donald Wilson asked , in 1957 , if Whitaker would do a three month trial as an in-house writer . |
| 14 | Even Schopenhauer could do no more than persist in a hopeless search for truth . |
| 15 | On the matter of ‘ Increasing respect for the United States overseas ’ , 42 per cent believed that Reagan would do the better job as compared to 31 per cent for Carter . |
| 16 | Welcoming CCG for the new school term , Councillor Alan Bradley , chairman of Westminster 's competitive tendering committee , said : ‘ The meal service is a vital one and I am confident that CCG will do a first class job . ’ |
| 17 | In the knowledge that so much of the central and parochial planning has been based on these kinds of projections , many ministers want to ignore the evidence from the past and present , and work in the hope that God will do a new thing . |
| 18 | Some County Councils , notably West Sussex , already operate successful schemes of composting waste and reselling it to the public and surely Hertfordshire could do the same . |
| 19 | It was arranged that Bill would do the initial flight in early February and that he would give Dick Hansen his ground schooling for the aircraft . |
| 20 | ‘ Hodge has been ruled out for the season after an appendix operation , but I am confident Jones will do a good job . |
| 21 | No Fiona can do a great one of Christopher Watkins . |
| 22 | Perhaps John Major will do the same with Ms Baxter 's piece . |
| 23 | In the short time available to her on 16th October Hilary could do no more than give a very sketchy account of her visit but enough to whet our appetites for more . |
| 24 | A vigorous mental-health association in Greece could do a great deal . |
| 25 | Well i well surely Carl will do the same |
| 26 | want that one to do the edges with and daddy 'll ride round to do , or I will , or you will , no you wo n't , or Chrissy will to do the middle bit . |
| 27 | It is quite another to assert that huge and poor India can do the same . |
| 28 | They have to beat Ballyclare comfortably to be certain of going through , although a draw would be enough if Carrick can do no more than draw with Glenavon at Taylor 's Avenue . |
| 29 | ‘ Michael used to do the same , ’ said Holdfast . |
| 30 | Wigan chairman Jack Robinson said : ‘ We have had a long period of success under a lot of good coaches and we are confident John can do a great job for us . ’ |