Example sentences of "do [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We both are experienced pilots , and initially , we thought it would be done as a visual flight , with a bit of adventure . |
| 2 | I am proud of what I have done as a practising solicitor and I expect all other solicitors feel the same . |
| 3 | On being introduced he made an effort not to avert his eyes , as one felt he would have done as a young man . |
| 4 | But during the weekends I did my best to claim her attention , following her about from room to room as I had done as a small child , and chattering endlessly about life , literature and the events of the previous school-term . |
| 5 | I have used some of the things that he has done as a good example to myself . |
| 6 | Nine patients ( 12.5% ) underwent a second endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for duct clearance which was successful in five , seven were done as an elective procedure and two as an emergency , at a median of two months ( range 0.25–7 ) . |
| 7 | This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person . |
| 8 | At first he felt more relaxed than he had done for a long time . |
| 9 | They are perhaps playing a more prominent part than they have done for a long time . |
| 10 | Crawford recalled , ‘ I was thinking : ‘ This is the only work you 've done for a long time . |
| 11 | Ah , now this is the one I have n't done for a long time , now this is the one |
| 12 | Oh well if you have n't had chi or have n't done for a long time you enjoy them . |
| 13 | Have n't done for a long time . |
| 14 | They consulted a doctor who told them that there was very little that could be done for a rheumatic attack . |
| 15 | A decision to leave what is to be done for a particular child … to the school is not itself , in my judgment , a determination of the special educational provision for the child … which would necessitate the making of a statement . |
| 16 | These were done for a particular customer that wanted them buffed . |
| 17 | Although they discovered they had hardly a single taste in common , he was nonetheless a witty and amusing host and she found herself laughing in a way she had not done for a considerable time . |
| 18 | If this can be done for an amorphous sample and a corresponding sample which is highly crystalline , a relative measure of crystallinity for other samples of the same polymer can be obtained . |
| 19 | I told him about Hirondelle and how Deacon Billingsley had lied about the yacht 's fate , and I confessed that though there was nothing I could do about a corrupt policeman , nor about what I strongly suspected had been the murder of a yacht 's crew , I was still curious about the island . |
| 20 | Once in the flat , with Brian having departed promising to see what he could do about an early appointment with Dr Shalcross , she tried to tell herself that she was feeling better , that this break was all she needed , that coming to London was the answer to any temporary difficulty . |
| 21 | It 's likely that you 'll have to have the lump removed , but that will be done through a tiny incision and it will be checked to make absolutely sure it is n't cancerous . |
| 22 | What should be clear , however , is that whatever approach is arrived at is done through a thorough look at , and understanding of , the aims and objectives of the specific day care — and not by default . |
| 23 | The cost of unity could be done through a gradual restructuring of the Ulster economy to make it similar to the Irish Republic . |
| 24 | The things you 'll do for a cheap holiday ! |
| 25 | This booklet tells you what you need to know and do for a healthy pregnancy , and the delivery of a healthy baby . |
| 26 | I 'm interested to see what it 's gon na do for a hot wax if you see what I mean ? |
| 27 | After staring at the two chaps with ‘ you 'll do for a light snack ’ eyes , the lion started to wander towards them . |
| 28 | But it would do for a comic sketch — ‘ |
| 29 | If you have a pattern that will do for an ordinary machine I would be very grateful . |
| 30 | He knew he ought not to mark the books really , but it was only a tiny mark in pencil and no-one could accuse him of defacing library property , not really , it would n't do for an ex-library committee member to be caught defacing library property now would it . |