Example sentences of "do [pron] [noun] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has n't done my reputation a whole lot of good either , ’ Polly blazed at him . |
| 2 | Nobody asked me if I was there , and it would do my career no good at all to have my name mentioned in a murder case . |
| 3 | ‘ He 'll be a real help to the batsmen , and it will do his confidence a great deal of good . |
| 4 | ‘ Sometimes you come in and feel optimistic because you have done your work the previous night and the morning 's work reminds you of how little progress you have made . |
| 5 | In addition , there are undercurrents of ‘ nastiness ’ about Docklands development which are doing its image no good at all . |
| 6 | Thereafter , someone had decided to make it well-nigh impossible to get to Ulm from Messkirch and had constructed an obstacle course of road-works , diversions , traffic jams and misplaced signposts which did my temper no good at all in the sweltering heat . |
| 7 | The Court of Appeal decided however that the defendant had really only contracted with one company within the group and that regarding the area in which it did its business a countrywide restraint was unreasonable . |
| 8 | The fact that he could get such good results by orthodox bowling also left one wondering why he occasionally indulged in a bouncer war , for it obviously did his reputation no good and was not as a rule very productive . |
| 9 | Er that you , you had to have your sleep otherwise you were , you were n't er you , you could n't a attend to your lectures and , and do your work the next day . |
| 10 | ‘ No one will ever dare to slander her again , and besides , I have the feeling — and you know that I am seldom wrong about such things — that that effete swine did our daughter a great hurt . |
| 11 | The result did our boys a certain amount of good , but now — following our own bizarre 3–3 draw in Poznam — we will have to venture abroad in the fervent hope that Poland can do us a Big Favour . |
| 12 | ‘ This weather does my chest no good at all . ’ |