Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [adj] [noun] to do " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Power " , for example , is an ordinal attribute in which we might want to talk about individuals having " more " or " less " power than others and to reflect this in using the power of numbers to reflect " more " or " less " of some attribute in the same way that a higher number score on a test signifies a greater ability to do the test than a lower number . |
| 2 | Each of the various hand movements has a specific job to do , determined by range , angle , position and target . |
| 3 | If a body has a legal power to do X , it has authority to do it . |
| 4 | Some will think that a good community never lays down coercive rules except to enforce moral duties , and therefore that Mr. O'Brian should be made to compensate Mrs. McLoughlin if , but only if , he has a moral duty to do so . |
| 5 | ‘ Of the 65 per cent of companies not using credit insurance , half had no idea what it would cost as a percentage of total sales value , indicating that the industry has a real job to do explaining how little properly structured credit insurance can cost : often 0.5 per cent of turnover or less . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Michael has a great determination to do everything himself and get it right , ’ said Watkin . |
| 7 | Someone who has a lot of overt status has a great deal to do : their time and attention are very precious . |
| 8 | The very ubiquity of the mass media removes media as a whole system from the scope of positivist social analysis ; for how may we ‘ measure ’ the ‘ impact ’ of a social force which is omnipresent within social life and which has a great deal to do with constituting it ? |
| 9 | This subtle shift has a great deal to do with the current fashion accessory of an eligible husband rather than an eligible boss . |
| 10 | no , it was rationed , and er , talking about erm people 's taste having changed , I think the media has a great deal to do with that because when you look at things on television you can see how people |
| 11 | It is permissible to raise additional enquiries , and indeed , the buyer 's conveyancer has a professional duty to do so if there appear to be material omissions . |
| 12 | It also has a good deal to do with how we look . |
| 13 | Each of the participating agencies has a different job to do , a different area of activity , and different interests and concerns . |
| 14 | It shows someone in obvious mental distress and gives a strong message that the nurse has a positive job to do . |
| 15 | I ca n't find anyone who actually likes this offset idea , and you really do n't want to spend your playing career justifying why your instrument looks so wacky ; left to hang around the user 's neck , it does actually rest neck-up , as promised , although I would think that this has a fair bit to do with the strap button being under the top horn and slightly back towards the body . |
| 16 | A video camera offers a powerful way to do this . |
| 17 | ( 2 ) The following classes of cases are usually not subject to the doctrine : ( a ) those which include a restraint which does not involve the convenantor in giving up a freedom which he would otherwise have enjoyed unless the restraint creates a positive duty to do something which restricts his freedom during the period of its operation ; ( b ) those which , under contemporary conditions , may be found to have passed into the accepted and normal currency of commercial or contractual or conveyancing relations ; and ( c ) those in which the purpose and nature of the restraint is coterminous with the purpose of the contract . |
| 18 | In fact , well done everybody , because it sounds a simple thing to do . |
| 19 | This seems , this seems a worthwhile thing to do to me , Chairman , this may reflect that , this position that we are in the business cycle that er , you know , with a slightly optimistic outlook , a lot of firms are seeing themselves in a position to expand and , and need this to help them do so . |
| 20 | We also use the word because it has the connotation that the information that we are concerned with is being transferred from environment to enterprise , actually to be used ( good heavens ! ) — by specific users in specific contexts for specific tasks , and is not being transferred just because it seems a nice thing to do . |
| 21 | Erm , the one , two , three and four refer to quarters , it seems a strange way to do it , and I apologize for that . |
| 22 | One of the attractions of swearing for a child is that it seems a grown-up thing to do . |
| 23 | But the record shop remains a great place to do a large part of your Christmas shopping , and with a little imagination you can find great gifts without resorting to the obvious Greatest Hits albums or the record token cop-out . |
| 24 | Discrimination remedies too require re-thinking and the challenge of enacting disability employment rights provides a timely opportunity to do so . |