Example sentences of "do [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the means by which it has done so provide another example of the fascination and complexity of adaptation in the natural world . |
| 2 | The Kennel Club defend themselves against accusations that they do not do enough to curtail irresponsible breeding . |
| 3 | It has nevertheless given rise to such widespread misunderstanding in subsequent interpretations of his model that Keynes would have done better to exclude all discussion of money wage rigidity from the main body of the General Theory . |
| 4 | Bassett said : ‘ Gayle got a kick on the knee at Coventry in our last match and he 's not done much work all week . ’ |
| 5 | This should be done annually to ensure dense sides , removing up to half the season 's new growth at a time . |
| 6 | Certainly , speakers are free to select from a wide range of surface forms in order to achieve a particular communicative purpose , and it is quite likely that they will do so to attain appropriate levels of politeness , solidarity or social distance . |
| 7 | Mal worked in Boots ; friends she 'd entertained at home suggested she 'd do better dispensing authentic grub to a wider circle . |
| 8 | You 'd do better to buy more shares in the market — if you really want more . |
| 9 | If you suffer from a phobia , you would probably do best to seek outside help from a professional . |
| 10 | It would n't do just to have straight furrows : a good ploughman also had to have a good top to the stetch — the furrows lying all flat and even . |
| 11 | The Home Secretary is promoting his Bill by saying that people who are fleeing from political or social oppression do not deserve to come here and do not deserve political asylum . |
| 12 | If you can not afford or do not want new furniture , then start to attack the soft furnishings . |
| 13 | However , old people who need help do not initiate such schemes . |
| 14 | It has been argued that very few electors usually read them and that many of the commitments made do not enjoy widespread support among voters , even among those voting for the parties that issued them . |
| 15 | Freud accepted that a more equal distribution of wealth would do more to lessen such conflict , and help further the development of civilization for mankind as a whole , than any other reform . |
| 16 | Last night Hacene Mefti , Algeria 's oil minister , said his country was also unhappy at the outcome , claiming that other members which had benefited from Kuwait 's absence from the quota system for two years should do more to help smaller producers . |
| 17 | And government could do more to encourage new forms of volunteering , to encourage the most effective use of the money it gives , and to bring together voluntary effort at the local and national level . |
| 18 | We should also do more to pay good classroom teachers . |
| 19 | This will do more to inspire public confidence than the prison officers ' negative attitude . |
| 20 | Few men can have done more to relieve human suffering , or shown less interest in profiting from the process . |
| 21 | In particular , we could have done more to use private investment in the road-building programme . |
| 22 | Nothing had done more to encourage this belief than the Church with its ecclesiastical calendar and regulations concerning what could or could not be done on specific days . |
| 23 | Macro focusing is generally done , not by the normal focus ring but by the zoom lever , and the adjustment needs to be done carefully to obtain maximum sharpness . |
| 24 | The pair , running for Liverpool , outclassed the rest of the field , with Dawn running five seconds better than she has done before to record 4 minutes 34.9 seconds and Clare clocking 4–36.6 an improvement of 14 seconds on her previous best . |
| 25 | This government — any government — would do well to heed those dangers . |
| 26 | The hon. Gentleman would do well to acknowledge those facts . |
| 27 | You gentlemen would do well to remember that fact ’ |
| 28 | When we plant new churches we will do well to give careful attention to both and to make room for both . |
| 29 | The new smallholder will do well to study local customs and folklore , to question their validity , and try to find out why . |
| 30 | With increased spending on advertising and a tough domestic market , Highland Distilleries will do well to match last year 's £15.1m interim and shareholders will have little to complain about , especially if the dividend rises in line with market expectations to 1.55p . |