Example sentences of "do my [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having done my first sound broadcast in the Forties and made my first television appearance in 1952 , I can remember when Lord Reith 's belief that broadcasting 's prime function was to inform , to entertain and give all sides a chance to state their case , still reigned . |
| 2 | ‘ I was doing my usual Tuesday clean for you , Chris , when the phone rang . |
| 3 | I did my usual tap dancing on the table , but actually had quite a good time . |
| 4 | Did my copious scribbles help or hinder — and you 'll see I now have my ‘ Apple ’ back after a saga which made Monty Python , Esther Rantzen and Bernard Levin 's saga about his mother and the North Thames gas board look like child 's play . |
| 5 | How many birds did my true love send to me on the twelfth day of Christmas ? |
| 6 | Not only did my own shape improve dramatically but so did that of my ladies . |
| 7 | This is quite a feat , for not even when a lunch is offered do my parliamentary colleagues turn up in droves for a morning seminar . |
| 8 | DOES MY METABOLIC RATE VARY WHEN I DIET ? |
| 9 | Does my honourable friend agree that one of the reasons this country is so successful at attracting inward investment is because of those lower non-wage labour costs ? |
| 10 | Does my honourable friend agree with Klaus Stratzenburg who is a supervisor with Black and Decker in Lindburg in Germany who when asked to comment as to why he felt that Black and Decker were closing their plant in Germany to move it to Spennymore in County Durham , said it 's simple industry must be flexible , the social chapter is n't . |
| 11 | Why does my good uncle send us to plead for her ? ’ |
| 12 | Does my hon. Friend concede that the cause of the recession is not the high level of value added tax , but our membership of the exchange rate mechanism ? |
| 13 | What changes does my hon. Friend envisage in the assessment of local authority spending needs and in the distribution of Government grant under the council tax ? |
| 14 | Does my hon. Friend hope that it may be a valuable treatment , to be made available , if finally proven , to sufferers of Parkinson 's disease throughout the health service ? |
| 15 | Does my hon. Friend know the estimated figure for his local authority ? |
| 16 | How does my hon. Friend know that ? |
| 17 | Does my hon. Friend know the comparative costs involved ? |
| 18 | To which aspect of the conference in 1996 does my hon. Friend refer ? |
| 19 | Does my hon. Friend believe that interest rates should be reduced by 0.5 per cent . |
| 20 | Does my hon. Friend believe that the public are satisfied that motorway repairs are being undertaken in the shortest possible time ? |
| 21 | Does my hon. Friend recognise that there is disappointment on both sides of the Chamber at the recent decision by British Airways ? |
| 22 | Does my hon. Friend accept , however , that among pensioners , particularly those who took up residence in sheltered accommodation after 1988 , there is a real fear of injustice , in that some of them have to pay the full licence and some of them do not ? |
| 23 | Does my hon. Friend accept that opting out , as it is called , is a misnomer because schools which achieve grant-maintained status are opting into a new educational regime of higher morale , better educational opportunities and more money ? |
| 24 | Does my hon. Friend accept that much as many of us welcome the sports and arts foundation , we would infinitely prefer to have a national lottery , which would produce far more money for sport and the arts ? |
| 25 | Does my hon. Friend accept that the problem raised by the hon. Member for Bassetlaw ( Mr. Ashton ) is probably the most crucial element in the redundancy programme to which my hon. Friend has referred ? |
| 26 | Does my hon. Friend accept that high interest rates are a disincentive to investment ? |
| 27 | Does my hon. Friend accept that the change is that there is now a proposal to cut a road through the wood whereas 40 years ago there was not ? |
| 28 | Does my hon. Friend accept that in many authorities the work being carried out by professional and technical officers is of a high standard and very cost-effective ? |
| 29 | Does my hon. Friend accept that the fears raised in some people 's mind by the White Paper have not been entirely quelled by the reassurances that he and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State have given ? |
| 30 | Does my hon. Friend accept that military research and development provides a significant technological spin-off for civilian use ? |