Example sentences of "do [prep] [art] [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 But if it 's done as a way of accelerating the child 's development , in order , as it were , to give it the edge over its peers , that does n't seem to me to suggest a relationship in which parent and child are enjoying each other ; it is much more a relationship in which the child is being prepared for competition with its peers and this , I feel , probably is going to turn out badly , because almost inevitably the child will not reach the levels that the parent has build up in fantasy in its own mind .
2 But if it 's done as a way of accelerating the child 's development , in order , as it were , to give it the edge over its peers , that does n't seem to me to suggest a relationship in which parent and child are enjoying each other ; it is much more a relationship in which the child is being prepared for competition with its peers and this , I feel , probably is going to turn out badly , because almost inevitably the child will not reach the levels that the parent has build up in fantasy in its own mind .
3 This involves a slight drop in picture quality , but the copying can be done as a part of the editing routine ( see page 82 ) and the loss in quality is then offset by improvements in presentation that editing inevitably brings .
4 The only one I got was that in his view thirteen and a half was too late for confirmation ; it was best done as a sort of early ‘ double shot ’ — like a jab of cholera with typhoid — along with baptism .
5 Although this was initially done as a form of self-healing , the work was later used in my exhibition The Picture of Health ? in 1984 .
6 It is generally done as a reverse of the sequence for dressing .
7 But further research was needed on climate change : ‘ Before we can translate this into practical policy and precise targets , there is a lot of work to be done as a matter of urgency . ’
8 My concern is that when a child is tested for standard sexually transmitted disease , an HIV test is done as a matter of course without informed consent .
9 But certain things should be done as a matter of course .
10 Now unity can be guaranteed simply by using the same material from beginning to end , as is done as a matter of course in many fugues .
11 I think that really does lead us back to the starting point which is the County Council 's view that er er that comprehensive study needs to be done as a matter of urgency and steps are being taken to get that work moving very soon now .
12 Nevertheless , the training is sometimes unavoidably accompanied by the infliction of punishment in some form or other , but as is very well-known , this should never be done as a result of a fit of anger .
13 The decision by Tesco and other groups campaigning to break the law to get their own way — which they have largely done as a result of the Government 's co-operation and collaboration — has made a serious dent in the turnover and profit of the stores that are already struggling .
14 The Quality Assurance operation allows a LIFESPAN user to record a decision whether to accept the work done as a result of a DC as fit for its intended purpose .
15 ( 8 ) In proceedings to enforce a liability arising by virtue of subsection ( 3 ) above , it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove that he believed , and had reasonable cause to believe — ( a ) that the residential occupier had ceased to reside in the premises in question at the time when he was deprived of occupation as mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) above or , as the case may be , when the attempt was made or the acts were done as a result of which he gave up his occupation of those premises ; or ( b ) that , where the liability would otherwise arise by virtue only of the doing of acts or the withdrawal or withholding of services , he had reasonable grounds for doing the acts or withdrawing or withholding the services in question .
16 This may be done for a variety of reasons including someone 's anxiety that the original figures were just too unlikely to be reliable .
17 As you know I 've er been holding a number of er small meetings with staff er and one of the questions I 've been asking is whether or not there has been a need for the building presentation that we 've done for a couple of years er and generally there was the view expressed that yes it was desirable but perhaps in a different format .
18 Well he it wo n't it wo n't get done for a couple of weeks ' time then you 'll say
19 This is being done for a number of key mathematical topics such as decimals , ratio , negative numbers and elementary algebra .
20 Penny says a close friend recently asked her to sum up what she thought she 'd done for the Princess of Wales .
21 That is the analysis Johansson has done for Sweden , and Reddy has done for the state of Karnataka , India .
22 Most merciful father who has told us to love you with all our strength and glorify you in our bodies , we commend to you for your continual blessings the hospitals of our land and those who serve in them prosper all that is being done in the healing of the sick , the conquest of disease and the training of doctors and nurses that your will may be done for the relief of suffering and the making of lives whole through Jesus Christ our Lord amen
23 These suffer from the further problem of treating all deprivation as relative and scaling all measures to the same variance ( as is also done for the index of an ‘ area 's social conditions ’ used in the assessment of GRE ) .
24 Nobody got any work done for the rest of the morning .
25 ( 2 ) The firm must indemnify every partner in respect of payments made and personal liabilities incurred by him ( a ) In the ordinary and proper conduct of the business of the firm ; or , ( b ) In or about anything necessarily done for the preservation of the business or property of the firm .
26 These councils were set up in 1953 following the report of the Gowers Committee of 1950 into what could be done for the preservation of houses of historic interest .
27 Certain sections had been underlined in angry , wavy red lines , including one which read : ' … anything done for the purpose of , or liable to result in , the birth or hatching of a protected animal …
28 Do you see what I mean , see most of this has been done for the convenience of the Quick Save Supermarkets on that er , I should say .
29 … This division of land into small pieces , and the scattering of the dwellings , was occasioned by , and done for the convenience of the business which the people were generally employ 'd in …
30 Nevertheless , it was not long before control was achieved , and the method used was that which had already and long ago done for the peoples of the old world .
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