Example sentences of "do [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It was all he could do to spell his own name . |
2 | In particular , while some things we can do give us great satisfaction , other tasks leave us cold . |
3 | Dear God , what the devil had his poor ghost done to excite her vicious enmity ? |
4 | ‘ We would build on this initial campaign with tangible suggestions of what people could do to put their new sense of personal power and responsibility into action . ’ |
5 | The Secretary of State said that he wants to discourage ’ children and young people , particularly young women , from taking up smoking ’ and that it is ’ one of the most important things we can do to protect their future health . ’ |
6 | Anything that the likes of Switzerland and Portugal can do to hinder their own progress is to be welcomed by Roxburgh and Brown , particularly when they meet each other in Berne on 31 March . |
7 | Yet , the medicalization of health within our society has left people generally unaware of what they can do to maintain their own health . |
8 | What can you do to relieve your own stress levels ? |
9 | He says that whatever needs to be done should be done to stop anything similar happening . |
10 | What can I do to improve its lifeless appearance ? |
11 | Riven felt a thrill of fear in his stomach , like ice poured liquid into the bottom of his lungs ; and then it was all he could do to steer his terrified horse in Murtach 's wake , and stay aboard as it swerved past rocks and bushes , and leapt hollows with the thunder of the other horses like a storm in his ears , and the rain a freezing hail in his face that blinded him . |
12 | The British art trade would , however , like some serious fighting to be done to prevent its leading position in the world art market from being eroded by proposed EC provisions . |
13 | ‘ See this gob , ’ she pointed to her painted mouth , ‘ it can talk a lot and these peepers can see a lot , they 'll remember you , mind , and if there 's anything I can do to hurt you any time then I will . ’ |
14 | But while the show is now safely up and running in the theatre , there 's still plenty to do to keep it that way . |
15 | And there may be something you should be doing to help your own situation or the situation of someone else . |
16 | Regular treatment of your dog and your home with a suitable insecticide is all that 's required , so it 's no more than you should already be doing to control our old friend the flea ! |
17 | She wanted to know what the UK Vehicle Division was doing to correct its appalling track record of recent years , particularly when compared with its Continental plants . |
18 | Whatever Liszt was doing to please his Polish Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein , which interfaces prevented the completion of the Oratorio Saint Stanislaus , the music that remains shows an enormous step forward . |
19 | I 'll go and I 'll go and get it for you and do make yourself another tea |
20 | Er we do make our own ink , we have n't got any at the moment . |
21 | never tell , a girl we know went over at the same time as he did got it this year . |
22 | I know that virtue to be in you Brutus/As well as I do know your outward favour . |
23 | However — we do need your continuous support in providing us with information . |
24 | Well Geoff did buy me some sherry glasses he says oh , you give me two |
25 | ‘ But the positive thing is that we did win our last home game and it was a big one . |
26 | She might not know too much about men — her adult experiences had been confined to Hugh Forster — but she did know her own sex . |
27 | Did y'hear what that broccoli said about the theory of relativity ? |
28 | ‘ We do value our small business customers but generally we could avoid many problems if they did communicate more with us . ’ |
29 | Captaincy did advance his own game . |
30 | At the same time , he did embody his own message , so that it could be said that in him , ‘ the divine appeared in as pure a form as is possible on earth ’ . |