Example sentences of "be do [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 The most illuminating insights in philosophy are almost invariably the simplest , and a great deal of my most original thinking has been done in response to the innocence of my pupils — particularly of first-year students who are still philosophical virgins .
2 All that work has been done in addition to the the traffic studies .
3 The three departments , however , do use official statistics in the detailed studies which are done from time to time on a one-off basis .
4 The statistical approach follows on from the Lorenz curve type information but recognizes that , for example , studying the income share of the bottom 10 per cent does not indicate how they are doing in relation to the mean or median of the distribution .
5 Clearly this would mean that nothing should be done with respect to the EEC which was legally irrevocable .
6 But new barriers were built up at every step , so he continued to seek an opportunity to resign , if this could be done without disobedience to the will of God .
7 So , whilst the Council at its present level of spending under its present control , which is not ours , will have to make savings in expenditure , it is our belief it can be done without detriment to services .
8 Moreover , whatever your age , circumstances and financial resources , taking stock is something which must be done from time to time — it is the first step in making decisions .
9 Such a capacity would not explain the specific instances of human sociocultural arrangements in their immense variety — that could only be done by reference to local histories , local circumstances , and local causes but it could explain how such a range and history of variation was possible at all .
10 In the assessment of cleanliness this can only be done by inspection to be carried out after cleaning has been completed .
11 Some magnetic mounts could be done in order to fully utilise all available units but with a larger proportion of the work going to the faster unit .
12 in February had your own thoughts begun to cristalize about what needed to be done in response to the article ?
13 And I know I 'm doing less harm to the atmosphere than the other drivers with their petrol engines . ’
14 The more I researched , the more I realised that I was missing the dog that did n't bark — and that was all the stuff that was being done by women to men , that nobody wanted to talk about .
15 There should be some monitoring of what the statutory agencies were doing in relation to West Belfast .
16 Little is done without reference to the mother , and the mother , for her part , may empathically share the child 's feelings , and even know telepathically what the child is doing when out of sight .
17 Skill is a functional concept aimed at the understanding of how it is done without recourse to the detail of underlying physiological mechanisms .
18 The indexing is done with respect to a lagged value of the RPI and both the increase in capital value ( the uplift ) and the increase in interest payments depend on the rate of change of the price index to a period eight months earlier .
19 Mr Mike Bennett , chairman of the Metropolitan branch of the Police Federation , said last night : ‘ I just hope that the honourable thing is done in relation to the 18 other officers who are still to come before the magistrate on January 25 . ’
20 There is nothing to stop the parties agreeing , after a dispute has arisen , to refer their dispute to an expert for his determination , and this is done from time to time , in the same way as arbitration agreements .
21 Environmental audits are defined as determining what the organisation has done and is doing in relation to the environment .
22 of course obviously now I do n't know what he 's doing from day to day
23 This was done in response to the invitation from Faber-Castell in conjunction with the Royal College of Art to do a painting of my choice using the Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer crayon watercolour range .
24 's instructions : Rex Chainbelt 's conduct was interference by unlawful means because it was done in obedience to the orders of S.1. which were in contempt of court .
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