Example sentences of "do it [vb infin] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Richmond Meet is clearly thriving — but how did it manage to survive the lean years ? |
| 2 | — Did it seem to help the learner ? |
| 3 | Only in the nineteenth century did it begin to include the unfair management of people or things . |
| 4 | And how many men did it need to ring the bells ? |
| 5 | The Court of Appeal stated that the Board did have a duty to act fairly which entailed granting B and K the opportunity to satisfy them of matters in the statute , and to let B and K know the impressions of the Board so that they might be dispelled ; but the Board did not have to quote ‘ chapter and verse , ’ nor did it have to disclose the source of its information if it would be contrary to the public interest , nor did the reasons for the refusal have to be given . |
| 6 | And how much time did it take to make the coffin ? |
| 7 | Or does it purport to describe the way the world is ? |
| 8 | Is the aim simply to control inflation , or does the government wish also to affect output and employment , or does it want to control the exchange rate ? |
| 9 | But how much does it cost to sell the units ? |
| 10 | And yet what does it mean to understand the formulations of someone for whom , on the face of it , final understanding is impossible , or never to be fully achieved ? |
| 11 | I sincerely wish you many happy returns of the season which I can scarcely realise as the winter of England , so odd does it seem to have the thermometer at 99 on Xmas day . |
| 12 | How many seconds does it take to press the numbers for a phone call ? |
| 13 | What does it take to win the French Open ? |