Example sentences of "do [det] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And of course it th it 's more often done that with the kettle of course , so that it 's it by the time you get to the end of the job you do n't want a cup of tea anyway . |
| 2 | Those of you that have children or er are involved in education in any way at the moment will be well aware of the cut and problems that are going on er within reorganization within education in this country at the moment and I learnt to sail through the National School Sailing Association a long time ago er and thousands and thousands of youngsters have done that over the years . |
| 3 | Unfortunately I lost me job then on the face , having done that to the butty , I did n't get back four yards , or whatever it was . |
| 4 | No Chancellor of any party has ever done that in the past and no Chancellor is ever likely to do so in the future . |
| 5 | ( I have done that in the past . ) |
| 6 | Yet , given the reality that a number of children were deprived and neglected and the shortage of sympathetic officials , who could in any case have done little about the causes of such deprivation , it is difficult to known what alternative measures were available . |
| 7 | His flashy marketing campaigns have done little for the success of Midland 's new products . |
| 8 | Until recently he believed that ‘ the magnificent State of Britain' had done little for the Science upon which her wealth , power and very existence depended ; except to provide security and freedom in a country its citizens could be proud of , and this had indeed been enough . |
| 9 | Putting up posters and shouting slogans about democracy had done little in the past to achieve the students ' goal but in 1980 , some believed that substantial change could be achieved if the limited opportunities presented by the Gengshen reforms were seized . |
| 10 | The Single European Act , fully in force from 1992 , will be a bonus for business but will do little for the rest of us . |
| 11 | But 3p off a litre of petrol will do little for the men at Ford who need their jobs . |
| 12 | That will do little for the Vance-Owen plan 's chances of success and little , therefore , for the vigour of the principles of international conduct . |
| 13 | And so I said , Yes , I would do that for the year and then I 'd get back into teaching . |
| 14 | I wrote it down but I c I did only do that for the Christmas Fair . |
| 15 | Why wo n't he do that for the people of Lincolnshire now . |
| 16 | ‘ Would they ever do that for the workers ? |
| 17 | Er you can do that during the coffee break if you have n't already done so . |
| 18 | And the idea is that you step up and down on those and that 's your exercise , well you can do that on the bottom of your stirs for nothing . |
| 19 | ‘ Nothing , nothing ; they 're to let me know , and they 'll likely do that on the day they say the war 's ended . ’ |
| 20 | They can do that on the decision that the frigates will be finished on the Tyne . |
| 21 | Right , we 'll do that on the way back from taking the that back there . |
| 22 | does he do that on the way out ? |
| 23 | One can do that on the basis of Christian theology . |
| 24 | Did he do that on the basis of arrant hypocrisy or because he is a man of no principle who is now putting his principles in his pocket ? |
| 25 | and probably incorporate one or two , ca n't do that on the garage though cos it wo n't , it 's gon na be out of character |
| 26 | Now you can do that on the step , in fact do n't go from a house to a bungalow , you give up your best form of exercise , now I know people say ooh well when you get older you ca n't get up and down . |
| 27 | As long as she does n't do that on the chair . |
| 28 | Now we do n't do wanted items or giveaways or anything like that , you know we do n't do that on the programme , that 's for other programmes . |
| 29 | They 'll do that at the Belfry tonight , are n't they ? |
| 30 | You do n't do that at the table boy ! |