Example sentences of "not do [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Take her to Nicosia , but only if you will not do her the service of remaining here , in this town , at her side . ’ |
2 | A tough looker is not necessarily a tough fighter , and we should not do him the favour of allowing his warpaint to add to our problems . |
3 | Can you not do it the coffee break ? |
4 | ‘ She was bent on making mischief because I would n't do her the favour she wanted , and she bloody well succeeded , did n't she ? ’ |
5 | And I tried to fix it to the door and it would n't , I tried to do it up with Blu-Tack and would have none of it , I tried to do it with Sellotape and would n't do it the Sellotape kept on coming away something in the varnish I think that resisted that so then I thought , right I 'll I 'll tie the thing up in someway , I forget how , and blew away went down the drive ! |
6 | Using positive phrases , such as ‘ I really like … , ’ rather than negative lines like ‘ you do n't do it the way that I like … , ’ will improve your chance of having a productive dialogue . |
7 | I 'm sorry we could n't do it the day you arrived , but it took a little bit of organizing . " |
8 | Mind you , if you ca n't do it the weather will automatically do it for you , unless you plan to take a pneumatic drill into the garden with you in December . |
9 | They did , they did it in the evening but they 're not in the , did n't do it the morning . |