Example sentences of "do [to-vb] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was little he could do to combat the hostility of the media , but after the frustrations of his first term he decided to face up to the bureaucracy and the legislature . |
| 2 | She attempted to restore some order to her tousled hair with her fingers , then stroked on a little blusher to counteract at least a little of her pallor ; but there was little she could do to repair the ravages of the night , and finally she turned away with a heavy sigh . |
| 3 | Hill climbing is so called because it is like what one would do to find the top of a hill in a Scottish mist : Keep going up . |
| 4 | I wondered whether the fact that the buildings had collapsed , were no longer the ordered haven of childhood , helped him to understand that whatever he might do to reinstate the fabric of the place , he would not succeed in re-creating the past . |
| 5 | What would you do to reverse the direction of the ammeter needles first movement , B ? |
| 6 | If we accept that , so far as most people are concerned , it is the left brain which is more highly developed , what can we do to enhance the ability of the right brain and to try and become more creative ? |
| 7 | It must have begun to seem that there was nothing the British film producer could do to challenge the place of American films on the nation 's screens . |
| 8 | So what can the law do to help the protection of the City of London and those who work there ? |
| 9 | Surely there was something he could do to alleviate the suffering of this creature ? |
| 10 | They were so far away from me , and there was nothing that they could do to alleviate the hardship of Legion life , so it appeared unnecessary to burden them with minor worries about bullying and violence . |
| 11 | It shows how much we could do to address the threat of climate change if we were really serious about saving energy . " |
| 12 | ‘ I am not sure there is anything a state can do to change the economics of the airline business , ’ Mr Crandall said . |
| 13 | Then see what you can do to change the circumstances of the situation . |
| 14 | The extraordinary factor in such debates is that at the end of them we get the feeling that there is little that we can actually do to alter the course of events . |
| 15 | When was the last time , without duress or obligation , that a club chairman asked his directors : ‘ What can we do to improve the lot of our fans ? ’ |
| 16 | Trichologist Glenn Lyons from the Philip Kingsley Trichological Clinic will join Charles to talk about specific hair and scalp problems , and what you can do to improve the health of your hair . |
| 17 | What can we do to minimise the amount of loss ? |
| 18 | So what can you do to limit the danger of a ruinously expensive court case ? |