Example sentences of "do they [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the milking was done they collected the eggs , warm from scattered nests in the barn and the stable block , or snugly hidden in hedges . |
| 2 | In so doing they extended the problem of determining the relationship between rhetoric and reality into the early barbarian period . |
| 3 | In so doing they begin the process of explaining a phenomenon , reducing it to intelligibility ; of course , that process entails a closing of options , a setting of limits to reality , since understanding is one of the ways in which we control and circumscribe our environment . |
| 4 | How did they choose the firm ( eg the reputation of the firm , of a practice area , or of a particular lawyer ; personal association ; referrals from current or former clients , or professional agencies ) ? |
| 5 | Why did they choose the ditch and not the road ? |
| 6 | Not only did they wreck the London skyline in general . |
| 7 | On MOTD , did they show the banner unfurled at that point which said ‘ LEEDS HAVE WON AWAY ’ ? |
| 8 | ‘ Did they check the records against the ones in Howie 's file ? ’ |
| 9 | William Pitt , First Earl of Chatham , should have had pall-bearers equal in rank to himself , but this was not to be and in a letter written in 1778 following the funeral in Westminster Abbey , the nineteen-year-old Pitt the Younger said to his mother , ‘ The Court did not honour us with their countenance , nor did they suffer the procession to be as magnificent as it ought ; but it had , notwithstanding everything essential to the great object , the attendance being most remarkable . |
| 10 | SO HOW did they break the news to a joyful populace , eagerly waiting to hear the outcome of Margaret Hilda versus The Fossil ( © the Sun ) ? |
| 11 | did erm on race days , how did they organize the races ? |
| 12 | Why did they move the arms in the first place ? |
| 13 | How did they make the stuff hold all that water ? |
| 14 | ‘ Did they make the journey safely ? ’ |
| 15 | Not only did they make the move , but they also managed to negotiate some funding and an arrangement whereby their staff could continue to be trained on E&Y courses . |
| 16 | Why did they think the Earth was flat for ? |
| 17 | What did the Ministry expect , how did they think the men would react ? |
| 18 | And why did they leave the church house ? |
| 19 | Why did they leave the church house ? |
| 20 | They thought it over and only after their first choice , Eli Wallach , announced he would be doing a Broadway play instead of making the film , did they give the part to Sinatra . |
| 21 | At what stage did they split the power and the transport ? |
| 22 | Strangely , never once did they mention the mysteries of Selkirk 's and Ruthven 's deaths ; I got the distinct impression that both of them were relieved by what they heard . |
| 23 | Yeah actually , I 'd be interested if someone sitting on the planning committee , or perhaps a director erm , yeah or perhaps you could tell me , er , why why if the planning committee members are so concerned about this , did they grant the planning permission ? |
| 24 | Why did they choose to omit a particular miracle and why did they change the chronology elsewhere ? |
| 25 | Did they dance the paul Jones ? |
| 26 | Did the taxi-driver , the ticket-collector at the station , the other passengers standing on the platform — did they sense the difference about the children and , seeing the black armbands , nod sadly , knowingly , and smile in encouragement and sympathy ? |
| 27 | So greatly did they enjoy the celebrations that they stayed for three days . |
| 28 | Did they enjoy the lesson ? |
| 29 | Did they play the key 30–30 point correctly ? |
| 30 | ‘ Did they indicate the weapon used ? ’ |