Example sentences of "can do to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's Runner Rowles , ’ he grinned nodding towards the man , ‘ a living example , if you call it that , of what a lifetime of too much cider and not enough grub can do to a man ! ’ |
| 2 | I know all about that scene and what it can do to a man . ’ |
| 3 | Short of outright brutality that is probably one of the most degrading things you can do to a person . |
| 4 | As Sheila Kitzinger , the birth expert , wrote : ‘ The most undermining thing you can do to a woman in labour is to encourage her to feel sorry for herself . ’ |
| 5 | One of the cruellest things people can do to a horse is to keep it by itself without contact with another horse . |
| 6 | ‘ The worse thing you can do to a Muslim is insult Muhammad . ’ |