Example sentences of "do [adv] [verb] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first ‘ Hooligans ’ of the 1890s and the ‘ Garotters ’ of the 1860s do little to kindle nostalgia for Victorian city life and culture . |
| 2 | Although materials like clay , dough , aloplast and plasticine have quite different qualities , they do all provide opportunity for mathematical experiences such as moulding the same amount into many different forms , sharing , or comparing size , shape , pattern and texture . |
| 3 | I 'm not , we do normally have porridge for breakfast . |
| 4 | ( Some countries do not pay compensation for damage . ) |
| 5 | Do not pay employee for any credit hours owed in flexi–time . |
| 6 | If I and many members of the Institute do this because Institute courses and publications do not offer value for money , this can only cause the Institute 's already poor financial situation to deteriorate . |
| 7 | Work for the A-level examination in English Literature means a narrow concentration on a limited number of texts , and curricular pressures do not leave time for the undirected contextual reading that would provide broader literary experience . |
| 8 | Otto Reinhold , an East German ideologue , reinforced this gloomy view by insisting : ‘ We do not want reform for reform 's sake , but changes which will help the further development of socialism ’ . |
| 9 | ( ii ) Changing house — Most court orders relate to a specific property and do not make provision for the wife moving house and occupying another property upon similar terms and conditions . |
| 10 | Any change data are thus inevitably incomplete and do not make allowance for potential voting patterns in the many very safe Labour wards where councillors were returned unopposed . |
| 11 | Occasionally leases do not require consent for sub-letting and this may be a more suitable structure . |
| 12 | It should be pointed out , however , that the results of the Forster and Olbrei experiment do not provide evidence for a constant effect of syntactic analysis since a correlation coefficient of.65 accounts for less than 40 per cent of the variance in processing times . |
| 13 | In a letter of 1794 he wrote : ‘ Yet the highest and most craggy parts , two acres of which do not afford sustenance for six months to one sheep , might with a great prospect of success , be planted with larches . ’ |
| 14 | However , policies that use unqualified phrases such as , will be or should only be , do not allow scope for all ma material considerations to be taken into account . |
| 15 | By contrast , ‘ born in Asia ’ is an excellent match for areas where people do not use electricity for cooking . |
| 16 | It is not defamatory to predict , incorrectly , take-over or cessations of business , which might have the effect of injuring trade but which do not reduce esteem for the trader . |
| 17 | Unlike many terrorists , Iranian or Iranian-linked groups often do not claim responsibility for atrocities they commit . |
| 18 | Unleaded ( minimum octane of 95 ) is for all petrol vehicles that do not need lead for ‘ valve ’ lubrication . |
| 19 | The several carnivores , such as the badger and the skunk , which are noticeably sluggish for their size , are species which either do not need speed for capturing prey or have alternative means of self-defence . |
| 20 | If conditions subsequently permit some slackening of the measures , that can easily be done , especially as the major tax changes do not take effect for a year . |
| 21 | If conditions subsequently permit some slackening of the measures , that can easily be done , especially as the major tax changes do not take effect for a year . |
| 22 | Some normal household policies do not include cover for fish tanks and damage arising from the water which will inevitably pour on the floor . |
| 23 | Even then , some may gain more than others , and this could lead to other options being sought which do not produce gain for everyone . |
| 24 | If parents do not find time for such training they will spend more time scolding and correcting at a later stage . |
| 25 | It will also mean that you do not have scope for considering all the potential alternatives thoroughly before making your final selection . |
| 26 | A normal 2¼ does not run out of steam at 60mph Check that on full throttle the carb is actually on full throttle 24v distributors do not have provision for a vacuum ignition timing advance only a mechanical system which is prone to failure Also as the 24v plugs are very expensive these are seldom changed once out of the forces A cure this You do not comment on the general state of the engine possibly a decoke , piston rings and cylinder head skim ( up to 65 thousandsths of an inch ) which will give you the performance and reliability you require |
| 27 | If you do not have space for a build-in model beside or under the sink , there are portables available that sit on the worktop , where they can be connected to the taps and drains for washing . |
| 28 | We do not have space for a full description of all the experimental techniques used in obtaining the results discussed in this book . |
| 29 | Some commentators get so excited about identifying the stuff with an excretion of insects living on twigs of the tamarisk , that they do not have time for much else . |
| 30 | I personally do not have time for delays in this operation , and my approach has been ratified at the highest levels . |