Example sentences of "do [pron] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 31 | This means that for the first time doctors may be able to tell if an infected person who feels well is in danger of becoming ill , so that they can try to do something to prevent this . |
| 32 | I had to do something to start this cow 's insides functioning because I did not like the look of her today . |
| 33 | This legislation , far from doing anything to alleviate this , further compounds it by enshrining it in legislation . |
| 34 | He liked Donald a great deal ; and the prospect of the man 's imminent death did nothing to dispel this feeling , since he was the person directly responsible for this state of affairs . |
| 35 | Studies carried out in Hull , did nothing to confirm this prediction . |
| 36 | The Pope 's visit to Central America in March 1983 did nothing to alter this situation . |
| 37 | Many people get it into their minds that it is a serious condition and restrictions on sexual activity , the forbidding of alcohol , and prolonged treatment do nothing to dispel this mistaken belief . |
| 38 | The soloists in the Concerto ( Derek Han [ piano ] and John Henes [ trumpet ] ) play their parts well enough , but do nothing to make this rather lack-lustre disc into anything out of the ordinary . |
| 39 | you do them like this : look . ’ |
| 40 | Now , where do I sign this thing ? |
| 41 | To me , that record was like , ‘ Okay , I 'm in this band , we 've sold thirty million records or whatever it was , but do I deserve this success ? ’ |
| 42 | It was more like a fit and I 'm thinking Oh , shit , how do I handle this ? |
| 43 | ‘ So to what do I owe this honour ? ’ she asked instead . |
| 44 | ‘ To what do I owe this pleasure ? ’ |
| 45 | ‘ Yes , I am , and to what do I owe this pleasure ? ’ |
| 46 | ‘ To what do I owe this new attack on my character ? ’ |
| 47 | I hiss and spit : ‘ And to what do I owe this dubious honour ? ’ |
| 48 | ‘ And to what do I owe this pleasure ? ’ she enquired , telling herself that she must be light and bright . |
| 49 | ‘ To what , ’ she asked tightly , ‘ do I owe this privilege ? ’ |
| 50 | So they should , and when the list of necessities is securely written down , you can ask the second question : How do I want this garden to feel ? |
| 51 | Do I want this job so badly ? she asked herself for the hundredth time . |
| 52 | Why do I want this . |
| 53 | How do I stop this bloody nonsense ? ’ |
| 54 | Nowhere in my diary do I mention this physical discomfort , and even now I ca n't remember it as amounting to pain , although I do remember the school doctor drawing the matron 's attention to the extensive bruising on the softer parts of my body . |
| 55 | Nor do I think this matters because , since the decision of [ the House of Lords ] in Hedley Byrne & Co v Heller & Partners Ltd [ 1964 ] AC 465 , it is clear that quite apart from any contractual obligation , the respondents must have owed a duty to [ both shareholders ] to use reasonable skill and care in making their valuation . |
| 56 | And he said , Now , he said , Why do I do this ? |
| 57 | How do I do this without trapping me fingers ? |
| 58 | Mm , where do I stick this now Helena ? |
| 59 | Do I need this Lucy ? |
| 60 | How portable do I need this cot to be ? |