Example sentences of "do it [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Getting an Open University degree is the toughest way of doing it known to man |
| 2 | To Hank 's intense relief , at no point did it occur to Boyd to inquire what the book was about . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Did it apply to agnostics faced by Islamic hordes ? |
| 5 | Later he said to his wife , ‘ Why did it have to crow at Mr Clare like that ? ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | And how does it relate to WACC sponsored projects ? |
| 11 | Actually does it go to Bethnal Green ? |
| 12 | Nor , conversely , does it aspire to art-pop status , because its aim is to be truthful to its mediocre soul . |
| 13 | Finally , Sources for English Local History by W.B. Stephens ( Cambridge 1981 ) is a quite indispensable guide , for not only does it refer to archives and collections , but suggests ways in which they may be used , and does so by major subject categories : population and social structure ; local government and politics ; poor relief ; charities , prices and wages ; industry , trade and communications ; agriculture ; education ; religion ; and houses , housing and health . |
| 14 | Does it refer to territory already held by the Croatians or does it apply to old frontiers which are up for grabs ? |
| 15 | Neither does it apply to claims which are solely or mainly in respect of physical injury or illness or the consequences of such injury or illness . |
| 16 | Neither does it apply to claims which are solely or mainly in respect of physical injury or illness or the consequences of such injury or illness . |
| 17 | Nor does it apply to claims which are solely or mainly the respect of physical injury or illness or the consequences of such injury or illness . |
| 18 | However , the Directive does not apply to holdings in open-ended investment companies or other collective investment undertakings ; nor does it apply to holdings in companies incorporated outside the EC , although such companies which are listed on a stock exchange in a member state must make a public announcement of changes in major holdings of which they become aware ( even though there is no actual notification requirement ) . |