Example sentences of "do [indef pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |
| 2 | A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad . |
| 3 | Unfortunately I can do nothing about the first two but it is my responsibility to protect your salary so that your wife and family are looked after . |
| 4 | She saw Naylor 's sharp glance go over her , but , while she quickly lowered her glance , she could do nothing about the unexpected riot of colour that flooded her face . |
| 5 | Ruth kept her distance from him but she could do nothing about the wretched aura that surrounded him . |
| 6 | She could do nothing about the cold or the slick damp that covered the walls , but she had gathered as much straw as she could and had made a bed in the driest of the cells . |
| 7 | He was so efficient , I 'm wondering if he could do something about the disgusting chick pea casserole they serve on the Intercity 125 . |
| 8 | If the Minister is genuinely concerned about maritime safety , he must do something about the massive proposed cuts in the coastguard service . |
| 9 | A Reagan administration in Sacramento , the voters were led to believe , would do something about the rising tide of crime in the state , would take people off welfare and put them to work and , above all else , it would get the government off the people 's back . |
| 10 | I mean , it needs to perhaps perhaps they can do something for the first couple |
| 11 | And I think that if people who are still smoking , and I think nearly every smoker is unhappy with their habit , if they will remember that and think that they can actually do something for the next generation , it 's not their fault , there are people out there , there are forces out there who are forced them to start smoking and who are trying to get the generation to start . |
| 12 | Right , and let's do one on the other one as well . |
| 13 | You can not do everything at the same time . |
| 14 | We must do everything with the utmost precision , and beauty of tone . |
| 15 | Community leaders have little expectation that the new government will do anything about the inner-city areas where most blacks and Asians live . |
| 16 | The GenTech labs could n't do anything about the common cold and no government had been able to develop a workable public transport system , but when it came to deathware , why , there were wonderful new toys on the market every fall , just in time for Christmas . |
| 17 | It really is important to get your statement , but first we 've got to see if we can do anything for the poor devil down there . " |
| 18 | He so concentrated on his dialogue — I never had to reshoot a scene because Kenny fluffed a line — that he could n't do anything at the same time as he was talking . ’ |