Example sentences of "do [pron] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know we have n't long been acquainted , but will you do me the honour of becoming my wife ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You 'll do me the honour of dancing ? ’ |
| 3 | Will you do me the favour of remembering that , Sara ? " |
| 4 | If the hon. Gentleman would do me the service of going to the Library and reading the judgments , he would find that in the earlier proceedings , neither the Home Office nor my hon. Friend were held in contempt for the actions that were taken on 1 and 2 May . |
| 5 | ABBERLEY : Would you do me the goodness of turning your electrocardiograph around to me ? |
| 6 | Might do me the power of good , lose some weight . |
| 7 | Annabelle 's father , George , and her mother , Martha , have done me the honour of offering me the opportunity to make a speech on this wonderful occasion and propose a toast to Annabelle and Steven . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , Aunt , Leith has this afternoon done me the honour of agreeing to be my wife . ’ |
| 9 | But you get used to it and I think it 's a grand place , it 's done me the world of good anyway , they do n't half help you . |
| 10 | Although I realise that organising childcare for two small children is bound to be difficult , if it can be arranged , it will do you the power of good . |
| 11 | Come on a Club 18–30 holiday and there 's every chance it will do you the world of good . |
| 12 | But physically — this type of exercise will do you the world of good . |
| 13 | It would do you the world of good . ’ |
| 14 | and that 'll do you the world of good . |
| 15 | But while we 're on the subject a dose of hard living might do you the world of good . ’ |
| 16 | A tough looker is not necessarily a tough fighter , and we should not do him the favour of allowing his warpaint to add to our problems . |
| 17 | ‘ And I think that someone would like to dance it with me , ’ she said , as Herman , lured by the smile , came across and with a ludicrous bow , asked Erika if she would do him the honour of the dance , Erika graciously accepting , to her delight leaving Fritz looking disconsolate and unhappy . |
| 18 | Take her to Nicosia , but only if you will not do her the service of remaining here , in this town , at her side . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ A bit of country air will do her the world of good . ’ |
| 20 | Done him the world of good . |
| 21 | However , after the case was over I confess to having cheated and done what the voices of infallibility , myself among them , have said must not be done in construing legislation : I looked at Hansard . |
| 22 | The excitement of a side from the Second Division being next in line to see if they can do what the likes of Leeds United and Marseille could not , and defeat Rangers in cup competition this season , was put to the back of the manager 's mind last night . |
| 23 | If these people wanted to d if these people wanted to c and they really cared about conservation and education they 'd do what the care for the wild have done . |
| 24 | Dear Comrade Surkov , You are warmly invited to do me the honour of attending my forthcoming Inauguration in Washington DC , on 20 January 1989 , as 41st President of the United States , and to read your famous poem of international accord , ‘ Friendship ’ . |
| 25 | And this was the day to do it the Women of the North lunch in Harrogate , like the Woman of the Year in London ‘ only much friendlier and more fun ’ according to a lady who 'd been to both . |
| 26 | I tend to do it the weekend before the month starts . |
| 27 | He told BBC 's Six O'Clock News : ‘ The Prime Minister 's job is to do what the people of his country want , not what the leaders of other countries want . ’ |
| 28 | We 're happy doing nothing THE CULTURE OF CONTENTMENT J K Galbraith Sinclair-Stevenson , £14.95 William Keegan |
| 29 | If we believe , and many of us do , in unitary local government — one door to knock on and one set of people to hold to account — we must give them something to do other than riding around in a civic car pretending that they are important and delivering nothing , responsive to no demands , not aspiring to change and improvement , and not even doing what the Conservatives of old did in the Chamberlain era when there was the sort of socialism that is now anathema to the Tory party . |
| 30 | I hope we will borrow very modestly , it 'll be affordable , we 're not reckless , we 'll be doing what the majority of people in this country do , borrow within their limits for the things that they need for the future such as a home , or a car , something like that . |