Example sentences of "n't do [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't do much at the Print Manager end to speed things up , aside from giving it more priority . |
| 2 | She ca n't do much with the place until probate is granted . ’ |
| 3 | You probably ca n't do much about the rain , but you can work out contingency plans such as having helpers to park participants ' cars or arranging minibuses to shuttle between the centre and the car park . |
| 4 | They decided they could n't do much about the rape , but they dealt with the wife beating by publicly humiliating and parading the culprits ! |
| 5 | A London postman 's daughter whose grandmother lived next door remembers how the old lady ‘ used to pass one or two little bits and pieces over to us , but she used to say to mother , ‘ I ca n't do much for the grandchildren because we have no pension at the end . ’ |
| 6 | Would n't do much for the value of the house , either . ’ |
| 7 | The photograph did n't do much for the man . |
| 8 | Susan had said that they would both have to find jobs , and one could n't do much in the art line without proper training . |
| 9 | They did n't do much in the first game and we 're unbeaten away . ’ |
| 10 | Used to put animals to sleep , they do n't do much in the way of treatment , what we want to do from this is press for erm a P D S A grant . |
| 11 | " The man was lying in the mud , and the doctor could n't do much in the way of examination on the spot . |
| 12 | You ca n't do much in the winter , I was saying to George . |
| 13 | You could n't do that with the scythe . ’ |
| 14 | Oliver please do n't do that to the flowers . |
| 15 | I could n't do that on the 500 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Could n't do that on the other products because there 's limited number of slots . |
| 18 | As long as she does n't do that on the chair . |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | I could n't do that at the start . |
| 21 | You do n't do that at the table boy ! |
| 22 | In the towns they drink wine and liqueurs , but we ca n't do that in the villages … the result is that the gents can drink , but it 's forbidden to the lower classes . ’ |
| 23 | You just do n't do that in the press box . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ May I ask why you did n't do that in the first place ? ’ |
| 25 | You ca n't do that in the Christmas one ? |
| 26 | I could n't understand why you did n't do that in the first place . |
| 27 | Now is you remember last time we said we would n't do this at the minute because we erm we 've got erm a |
| 28 | If he does n't do this within the deadline period you then have a year and a day in which to ask the court for an extract decree to be issued . |
| 29 | If you ca n't do this in the shop ask the shopkeeper whether you can try them out at home . |
| 30 | ‘ At the moment I ca n't do any of the moves . |