Example sentences of "do it to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is bad enough doing that to the uninitiated , but to do it to the Secretary of State is really beyond the pale — it 's quite pathetic . ’ |
| 2 | It 's sad , you know ’ — she turned about and looked at Peggy ‘ It is sad when a mother outshines a daughter , and aims to do it to the extent of trying to fascinate her son-in-law . |
| 3 | Well , children can be allowed to express their anxieties verbally and to learn perhaps from the adults ' modelling around them that to talk about these things in moderation is perfectly acceptable erm but not to do it to the extent or to allow children to perhaps watch the news coverage to the extent that they become over excited and are not able to contain their own feelings of anxiety about loss and damage and death and separation from parents and significant adults . |
| 4 | I 've only got to do it to the end of today so , I do n't think I 'm going to use twenty do you ? |
| 5 | Do I have to do it to the end ? |
| 6 | Not that she agreed with him — if he were to appear before her right now , she 'd still defend what she did and the way she did it to the hilt . |
| 7 | He often sought recreation in fencing , wrestling , running , jumping and throwing the javelin , and he did it to the utmost of his strength and skill . " |