Example sentences of "[vb mod] do [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The national curriculum should do nothing but good if it is a means of ensuring that schools do not , for example , permit children to give up all science subjects at the age of thirteen , or fail to reach a reasonable competence in read g and calculating by the time they leave school . |
| 2 | It 's very tempting to say ‘ Let's do it in easy stages . |
| 3 | They 've er they 've done fairly well there with Perhaps if it 's happen to be a time when I 'm busy Richard you might do it as vice chairman . |
| 4 | It just makes you feel good because you kid yourself they 'd do it for free anyway . ’ |
| 5 | If the family were going to take on the outside world , they 'd do it in eccentric style , his father had implied . |
| 6 | She liked the reflected glory of her daughter 's being with such a famous star , and thought it could do nothing but good for the girl 's future in the theatre . |
| 7 | Sinclair also urged Chamberlain to beware of a pact with Russia , insisting that the Red Army ‘ could do nothing of real value ’ . |
| 8 | When Félicie Cendrars saw them again Jeanne and Modi were looking for a reliable wet-nurse , since neither she nor her mother ‘ could do anything with little Jeanne . |
| 9 | I would do them on separate ones . |
| 10 | No-one wanted personal computers until an American called Dan Bricklin invented a piece of software that would do lots of boring calculations in the blink of an eye . |
| 11 | I am convinced it will do nothing but good . |
| 12 | This does not make it certain that the West will do nothing about other ethnic cleansers ; but it does raise the cleansers ' hopes . |
| 13 | ( IBM never did and probably never will do anything without proper training , planned in from the beginning . |
| 14 | If Graham can write something solid about the lousy deal research gets in this country , it can do nothing but good . |
| 15 | Disposing of the matter of gay rights in the military , even if messily , can do nothing but good for the relationship between uniformed and civilian powers . |
| 16 | At a simple level one might suppose that effective departments can do nothing but good . |
| 17 | ‘ We can do nothing for Eastern Europe if we fail among ourselves in a few days ’ time to agree on economic and monetary union , social and environmental policies so that we can complete the European single market on time . ’ |
| 18 | Residents can do nothing with high-rise buildings once they are completed . |
| 19 | two years older and they can do lots of other things |
| 20 | The main thing is that I can do it through official channels . |
| 21 | That 's right so you can do it on leaded light , you can do it on handles , but either you lay it on the customer right , which do you prefer ? |
| 22 | And you know they do n't pay the poll tax and you you 've been told almost you can do it on casual . |
| 23 | ‘ You can do it with golden syrup tins , ’ Gaily said , ‘ easier than with coconuts . |
| 24 | encouraged or put under pressure erm , I would think that with a lot more talking we might actually be able to work out something between surrogate mothers and nurturing mothers , they can do it with open adoption , other countries were learning how to do it . |
| 25 | Anybody can do it fe free , |
| 26 | we can do it in black and white Roger . |