Example sentences of "they do [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dealers do n't get a penny ; they do it as a public service . |
| 2 | Whenever the courts draw a line to mark out the bounds of duty they do it as a matter of policy so as to limit the responsibility of the defendant . |
| 3 | Whenever the courts set bounds to the damages recoverable — saying that they are , or are not , too remote they do it as a matter of policy so as to limit the liability of the defendant . |
| 4 | But whether they do it on a Saturday I do n't know . |
| 5 | The Olympic athletes , the cricketers and the tennis seeds are just playing games , although one can hope that they do it in a sporting fashion . |
| 6 | When Queens have to they do it by a cerebral process passed down in the blood … |
| 7 | So I see evaluation as a very democratic activity , which allows people perhaps to appreciate each other 's viewpoints a little more than might otherwise be the case erm and does n't pretend that people all feel the same about things , but at the same time it does n't attempt to sort of countermand the realities of the situation that , you know , each person ca n't go their own sweet way , there have to be quite a lot of collective decisions and people have to recognise where the majority opinion is , but at least they do it from a standpoint that erm where they feel their own value still has some worth and is still being recognised . |