Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may think that sounds a bit odd — but without customers there would be no retail business at all ! |
| 2 | Pale shades reflect light , opening out small areas , while on the other hand , dark , rich tones will absorb light to make a room look smaller . |
| 3 | Fairlie argues , in the same fashion as that employed above , that Britain has an executive-dominated legislature , that the House of Commons can do little to stop a government and that its traditional functions are largely meaningless . |
| 4 | If you 're away on holiday and ca n't do that getting a neighbour to do it for you , to look after your house , shut the curtains at night and opening them during the day . |
| 5 | It might appear strange to classify a retailer as a manufacturer but this will only happen where he is under a duty to inspect the goods and fails to do so . |
| 6 | Where proceedings are delayed through unreasonable or time-wasting behaviour by one of the parties involved , the Reporter should feel free to make a recommendation , on which the Secretary of State will place considerable weight , that the expenses of other parties be awarded against the party responsible . |
| 7 | Now , I 'm glad you mentioned the award , because I know you did n't do this to do an award , but nevertheless you did get an award . |
| 8 | This liberation of what had been , since the end of the Second World War , ‘ a Church of silence ’ , may do much to transform an atmosphere of widespread ecclesial decline , noticeable particularly in Western Europe , into one of confident revival . |
| 9 | Occupational health staff who are skilled counsellors can do much to alleviate a problem and direct those in need to other agencies when appropriate . |
| 10 | This level of communication can not do much to enhance a relationship because it is too noncommittal . |
| 11 | Therefore , co-operation at an early stage between environmental health officers and planners can do much to prevent a nuisance arising from such trades , many of which fall within Class IX of the Town and Country Planning ( Use Classes ) Order 1972 . |
| 12 | From its nature it can not do much to provide an answer to the key question : who were the consumers ? |
| 13 | This debate should do much to add a note of sanity to controversies that have been hitherto based more on rhetoric than argument . |
| 14 | Lastly , general practitioners must feel confident to ask a colleague for advice if poor control of symptoms persists . |
| 15 | I do not feel able to postpone an order for possession for more than a very short time indeed . |
| 16 | All I would wish to say to you now sir is I hope you will feel able to make a recommendation on the direct question , should the policy include specific guidance . |
| 17 | Schools may feel powerless to alter a situation in which wider economic and political forces have such a crucial influence . |
| 18 | He could borrow enough to buy an asset in the cash market , hold on to it for T years ( earning any income but bearing any carrying costs including interest on borrowed funds involved ) , and then sell it in the cash market and also repay the loan with interest . |
| 19 | I mean there 's no intention of letting somebody like that have a go . |
| 20 | Anyone can use this to make a judgement about any and every aspect of their writing depending on what they 're interested in — style , content , layout , accuracy etc . |
| 21 | My son would adore it — my comfort-loving daughter would work hard to achieve a ganglion before leaving and sit contentedly by a log fire for the duration with a good book and a hot Ribena . |
| 22 | Perhaps WordStar will see fit to implement a drag and drop edit in the next release — please ? ! ? |
| 23 | In other words , if Dr Akhtar has his way , it would become unlawful to vilify a person 's religion , just as it is to humiliate him because of the colour of his skin . |
| 24 | And to a third party — in this case Moira Russell — it would sound better to offer an excuse than to add , ‘ so tell him to put that in his drum and bang it ’ . |
| 25 | Yes Lee … you can actually run wide to pull a defender away from him every now and again . |
| 26 | It need not cost much to replace a slate or clean a gutter . |
| 27 | A spokesman for British Rail said it would cost millions to put a railway link back into Guisborough and BR could not afford to do the work . |
| 28 | But it does n't take much to draw a smile from him , and almost everything in the country — especially its people — provides material for his humour . |
| 29 | It does not take much to imagine a situation in which the world 's foreign exchange markets are pushing the pound in one direction and the mark in the other . |
| 30 | It does n't take much to become a refugee . |