Example sentences of "do [pron] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Come off it I 'm afraid , we ca n't do them both ways .
2 They 're alright , they , it wo n't do them any harm .
3 I 'd be more worried about Tony , cos I do n't think Tony 's as well wise as Paul is , in some ways really for both of them it would n't do them any harm you know because look , they 're , they 're , they 're not typical lads in many ways
4 As a moral imperative , far from being incommensurable with his previous considerations , it merely adds others similar in kind ; he now has to see things from his parents ' viewpoint as well as his own , consider their health and resources , ask himself how much they have done to arouse his gratitude or his rancour , whether his staying would really do them any good , whether he can get on with them without quarrelling , and add all this to the information which he must assimilate before he lets the needle of his internal compass finally settle in the direction of Bali or of home .
5 It makes no sense for them to stay here ; that 's been tried and it did n't do them any good in the long run .
6 So do n't stay , I I 've generally found most people who stay up all night revising it does n't do them any good .
7 This level of examination goes beyond the groundwork laid at the First Level by testing more complex writing and understanding , and giving candidates a range of choice , not only of questions that will do them most credit , but of answers that will best suit the circumstances described .
8 Will you please do them this year Agnes ?
9 it did n't do me any good , you know .
10 They would n't do me any good with my Service I grant-you that . ’
11 that 'll do , for the only one that 'll do me any good .
12 after being down there and he had one and he was talking to his mates when and he was going do think this 'll do me any good ?
13 The gift is there , but until I make it mine , it does n't do me any good .
14 That wo n't do me any harm , for my position is assured ; but you are just beginning your career and it will help you a great deal .
15 I was at a stage where I was used to getting something like cannabis or whatever and , with none of that being around , I thought a bit of this wo n't do me any harm and it just took off from there .
16 I was at a stage where I was used to getting something like cannabis or whatever and with none a that being round I thought a bita this wo n't do me any harm and it just took off from there … .
17 ‘ It does n't do me any harm . ’
18 Did n't do me any harm .
19 But I do n't think it would do me any harm to develop some more organizational skills because mos most jobs require them .
20 I mean , Doncaster did n't do me any harm . ’
21 It 's a lovely world , beautiful world but it 's the people in it you see who are spoiling things so much and I do n't understand youngsters you see but because young people erm there , there was a time when youngsters just er do just as they like and they were n't reprimanded by the parents , whereas my parents were very strict you see and it did n't do me any harm and I 'm glad now that they were .
22 Will curry do me any harm after this ?
23 The way some people look at it is , why should I let you write a book that wo n't do me any good but might do me some harm .
24 The horses have done nothing all winter and it would do them so much good .
25 I ca n't stand husbands who come home and say ‘ Oh look you 've done nothing all day , only a bit of housework and looked after the child ’ .
26 And of course you 'd want some fun this evening , having done nothing all day .
27 Because I have spent the whole day since six o'clock this morning working , and working hard , and this … painted maypole has done nothing all day long and will do nothing tomorrow , except complain about those who do work .
28 She said nothing to me and after rehearsals I was still standing there ; I 'd done nothing all morning , and she called me into the office .
29 Romany King has done nothing this year but the fact that he ran so well last time at Aintree has kept him short in the market .
30 ‘ They 've never done me any harm and I have seven bairns , ’ she said while eating a bag of chips in the sun .
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