Example sentences of "the [noun pl] be do [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we shall see in the next section , there is plenty of evidence that the courts are doing both . |
| 2 | However please do n't anyone tell Graham Kelly about all this — he 'll probably try and stop us sending messages to list members in Europe , or make an announcement that the authorities are doing all in their power to break up some hooligan ring he 'll call the Sony Hedgehog Club . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , Paul Nicholas is still posing for pictures , the musicians are doing some last minute rehearsals and the sombre looking safety men continue to look grim . |
| 4 | And in this particular instance , two of the lads were doing this very thing , coming down the stairs . |
| 5 | The vital role of the parents is to do all they can to ensure that the loss or diminution of love and friendship , will be the worst thing that can happen to their children if they transgress the legal and moral codes that control the society in which they will be living . |
| 6 | I 've actually seen erm er been in a workshop as a participant where a chap who was excellent at this had what he did was while while the participants were doing some sort of an exercise he was actually making these tiny notes up in the top corner for himself so that when he when he came to the next sort of section that he wanted he 'd he 'd got he 'd got the odd notes just up there in the corner . |
| 7 | And the robots are doing that . |
| 8 | Well the erm the girls were doing all the the wives were doing all the food parcels every week . |
| 9 | er we learnt from America that er a lot of birds that have been caught by cats , die , and everybody 's always assumed it 's shock but the Americans were doing some tests and they found it 's septicaemia from the cat 's teeth . |
| 10 | Well the erm the girls were doing all the the wives were doing all the food parcels every week . |
| 11 | ‘ In heaven 's name , what have the police been doing all these weeks ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't you think the police are doing that ? ’ |
| 13 | If the police were to do that , there would be public outrage . ’ |