Example sentences of "do [pron] [verb] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would do nothing to restore confidence to industry at home or investors overseas . |
| 2 | The argument runs that individuals should enjoy the liberty to pursue their own interests and preferences , provided that in so doing they avoid harm to the interests of others . |
| 3 | Marian did nothing to draw attention to herself . |
| 4 | In the pre-war years , as well , indeed , as in the following decades , he did nothing to draw attention to what he was doing . |
| 5 | ‘ But is the vixen sad or do I attribute sadness to her ? |
| 6 | In a letter to her he said : ‘ Not only did you show discourtesy to the House in refusing to make a statement but your use of a ‘ pursuant to ’ written answer to make this announcement was deplorable . |
| 7 | Did you make love to these other women ? ’ |
| 8 | How did you apply pressure to a man you could not even find ? |
| 9 | Did you say talk to or torture ? |
| 10 | Mr how did you gain entry to the flat ? |
| 11 | How did you get word to them at that day ? |
| 12 | It may sound trite , but how do you explain adoption to a three-year-old ? |
| 13 | We 're talking about what feedback or the lack of feedback you yourself have received , how do you give feedback to your staff ? |
| 14 | And , and what actually do you do day to day ? |
| 15 | Do you want art to be a healer ? |
| 16 | Do you pay attention to local features to build up global or d the other way round ? |
| 17 | How do you keep tax to a minimum ? |
| 18 | PAMELA : Why do you impute jealousy to me on this score ? |
| 19 | A recruitment team faced by this kind of surge in activity is liable to have to make a decision : do we concentrate on getting the letters out or do we give priority to keeping the records in line ? |
| 20 | So how , in whole group drama , do we build commitment to the work and engagement in the issues ? |
| 21 | If this is a common experience sexually , how do we approach commitment to God ? |
| 22 | Do we need background to this one ? |
| 23 | But how do we gain access to Renaissance culture , especially when our readings of the texts that document that culture indicate that a process of necessary counterfeit may have played a part in determining how these texts inscribed their culture ? |
| 24 | Not only did they need access to the non-arable resources controlled by the nobility , but their ever-growing land shortage compelled them to work for the nobility on conditions which had much in common with those of serfdom . |
| 25 | The pupils were said to have no right of entry into the museum ( nor , it was said , did they have access to a certain ‘ necessary article ’ ) . |
| 26 | In what ways , if any , do they perceive Marxism to be relevant to Latin American conditions ? |
| 27 | What social and interpersonal practices do they give rise to ? |
| 28 | Nobody bribes such workers … nor do they have access to hard currency ’ . |
| 29 | These ground rules might include how we make sure we can hear each other , who talks and when , how we organise meetings , whether or not children are allowed to use PE equipment , do they have access to chairs ? |
| 30 | As inspirational pronouncement rather than an operational blueprint , not only did it give expression to and authority for the idea that a fairer , juster society should be created , as the inalienable rights of man required ; but more , it asserted that thanks to machinery powered by steam it could be . |