Example sentences of "do it [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't need that kind of restriction on my playing , and I 've done it loads of times in the past when recording , always having to think , ‘ Well , I ca n't play the F£ there ; I 'll have to go down and play it there . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I thought she 'd do it bit by bit in detail , but she does n't . |
| 3 | ‘ You wo n't do it drinking with Bodo till all hours , ’ Frau Nordern said , but it was a Parthian shot as she did , then , go to sleep . |
| 4 | I 've been doing it bit by bit . |
| 5 | Doing it bit by bit I done all Ross ' bedroom yesterday . |
| 6 | Getting an Open University degree is the toughest way of doing it known to man |
| 7 | His voice was low , equable and leisurely ; so much so that only afterwards did it dawn upon Charlotte how very few minutes the whole interview had occupied . |
| 8 | But what did it mean in practice ? |
| 9 | Before turning to consider the main authorities I should emphasise that Woolwich paid the principal sum under neither mistake of fact nor of law , rather did it pay under protest and take immediate action to challenge the validity of the demand . |
| 10 | Where did it stand in relation to Rome ? |
| 11 | Not only did it concur with Constantine 's presentation of himself as Messiah . |
| 12 | How did it feel about ringing and asking questions that were ? |
| 13 | To Hank 's intense relief , at no point did it occur to Boyd to inquire what the book was about . |
| 14 | Not for the first time did it occur to Meryl that there was an obscure kind of convenience in having a schizophrenic on the premises . |
| 15 | So lively did it get on occasions that Bishop Story had to order the pilgrims to carry crosses and banners in 1478 instead of the coloured staves with which they were prone to hit each other at the height of their religious fervour . |
| 16 | Conservation was all right but when did it lapse into deterioration ? |
| 17 | Nor did it believe in hopes expressed by Saudi Arabia that the six countries involved could become militarily self-sufficient , since it characterised all these states as ‘ military clients of Western states ’ . |
| 18 | Did it apply to agnostics faced by Islamic hordes ? |
| 19 | 1 Why did all the children laugh at Julie on the first day she went to her new school ? 2 How do you think Julie felt that day ? 3 Did you feel sorry for her then ? 4 Did you feel sorry for her later in the story ? 5 When Julie was left tied to the lamp post was it fair , unfair , cruel … or what ? 6 Whose fault was it that Julie and Bee stopped seeing each other ? 7 Why did Julie get hurts and what effect did it have on Bee ? 8 What were your feelings at the end ? |
| 20 | Later he said to his wife , ‘ Why did it have to crow at Mr Clare like that ? ’ |
| 21 | Only later , I told the now somewhat quivering Principal , only later , when Rosa had gone , did it come to mind that one or two of the other girls had made of me the same enquiry over the past twelve months . |
| 22 | For centuries the lane served no doubt as a cattle-road , but why did it come into existence at all , and when ? |
| 23 | Erm and how did that go down well , did it er did it work in practice ? |
| 24 | That is why selection for housing is based on housing need not on financial need , that 's the point , that 's why you do it according to housing need , not for money because the money side has been neutralised . |
| 25 | What reassurance does it give to people who might suffer damage due to a change in groundwater level when the Bill permits the Secretary of State to weaken the groundwater provisions ? |
| 26 | Not only does it sizzle to perfection in a very short time but its natural succulence and subtle , sweet taste win compliments whenever it is served . |
| 27 | And how does it relate to WACC sponsored projects ? |
| 28 | It is not adequate for describing the task 's operators , nor does it suffice for description of the whole search space . |
| 29 | How does it negotiate with departments in Whitehall ? |
| 30 | When when do we get the problems with the sharing when does it go into fractions ? |