Example sentences of "[v-ing] to do the [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well Kerry 's going to do the same thing for twenty four . |
| 2 | For example , if a business has been making integrated circuits by a special process for several years but has failed to apply for a patent , another business , wishing to do the same type of work , will be refused a patent on the grounds that the invention is not new . |
| 3 | It 's trying to do the same work with the smaller amount of blood as it did with the full amount , ten pints perhaps reduced down to seven , got to keep pump , pump , pump , pump , pump , pump , pump , because that little bit of blood has got to get round and do a lot more work now , okay , so the blood 's rushing round and the heart is pushing faster because it 's having to , because it 's not enough of the , not so much pressure there , that 's why it feels weak , weak and fast , okay ? |
| 4 | ‘ America is so big that bands are n't surrounded by other bands trying to do the same thing . |
| 5 | HP would know something about the exercise since it 's trying to do the same thing and the best it 's been able to come up with is the diskless 16Mb 715/33 for $5,700 or 525Mb 715/33 for $7,400 . |
| 6 | Last night , Sam had tried to manipulate Clare , and now her grandmother was trying to do the same thing on his behalf . |
| 7 | As I say the present day er premier just now is actually trying to do the same thing as a repeat performance |
| 8 | and you 've got to try and get round them , oh god , there 's about six thousand trying to do the same thing . |
| 9 | You 're trying to do the same thing but whereas in feudal exploitation |