Example sentences of "[vb infin] do a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may need to do a complete revision of an existing pedagogical grammar , so that it may be of greater use for the language learning programmes of your colleagues . |
| 2 | In such locations the leader who knows both the congregation and community and is aware of the facets of growth to keep under surveillance may not need to do a formal count . |
| 3 | If you think you might possibly enjoy doing a particular exercise , but it is not something terribly exciting , do not write it down . |
| 4 | so I think you could almost enjoy doing a little diagram like that , could n't you ? |
| 5 | How could she expect to do a proper job without the right equipment ? |
| 6 | I had been employed at Jersey House for about two and a half years when I was approached to see if I might like to do a little cleaning work to earn some overtime . |
| 7 | you say that she would n't , she certainly would n't mind doing a follow-up document and |
| 8 | I do n't want to do a forward roll because that 's what a stuntman does . |
| 9 | Er does everyone want to do a general essay or do people want to do a s a specific thing ? |
| 10 | At this stage we do n't want to do a detailed study as the project may not be viable . |
| 11 | When we 're in the class full of people , and we do n't have the incentive , that we do n't want to do A Level English for it 's own sake , but for another goal which is one further removed . |
| 12 | ‘ I would have done a great deal more , Hilary , ’ he told her seriously . |
| 13 | he might have done a roast dinner and that they |
| 14 | Practising freekicks , with no ball , on no pretext other than looking as if you 'd have done a marvellous job if there had been a ball . |
| 15 | Is not the Minister deeply ashamed that he intends to carry on with that cruel and stupid tax instead of scrapping it , as he should have done a long time ago ? |
| 16 | They must have done a good job and not over ‘ humanised ’ her because her introduction to the chimp group was problem-free . |
| 17 | You may have done a good job on your own patch but you can not clear the entire neighbourhood . |
| 18 | Yet , the people , who might assert this , will not have done a careful costing of royal finances . |
| 19 | ‘ Jamie would never have done a silly thing like climbing up the archway . ’ |
| 20 | Although there was never a great deal of action , at one time the firm must have done a fair trade as old Mr. Talbot was reputed to be a very wealthy man . |
| 21 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc , however , says it may have to do a Pentium-specific version of its Unix operating system . |
| 22 | and I 'm just wondering if maybe , maybe we will just have to do a wee bit of work and try and get something on the go to see if somebody will |
| 23 | Once he had decided to write the Guide Book he realised he would have to do a considerable amount of writing and although he never felt he was a good writer , his unwavering intent carried him through . |
| 24 | You will still have to do a little detective work first , to make sure that you are cutting into the circuit cable itself and not into a spur . |
| 25 | We 'll have to do a little detective work on it . |
| 26 | So you 're gon na have to do a little bit of work , just a tiny bit tonight on one area which is your training objective for your session tomorrow . |
| 27 | ‘ I am capable of cooking for myself , ’ he assured her stiffly , and she knew she would have to do a little begging to keep him from another burst of anger . |
| 28 | And we 're always revising that picture of the past , in other words , somebody else in twenty-five years ' time will have to do a different kind of social history . |
| 29 | This does n't just mean doing a sedentary job but refers rather to the type of person ( who could well be a housewife , doing a basically non-sedentary type of job ) who calls the children to bring something from the next room rather than getting up herself , or who goes to great lengths to avoid journeys up and down stairs , or who will drive round for five minutes to find a parking spot near the exit of the car park rather than walk for two minutes … |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd love to do a real bimbo role , but I do n't look like one , ’ she explains . |