Example sentences of "do it [vb infin] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did it relate in some way to the fact that millions of years ago our gill-bearing ancestors crawled out of the pond , and ever since we have been paralysed by the thought of a return to it ? |
| 2 | Everyone within earshot was listening , eyes concentrated on mine , heads bent forward — but what did it matter in this little world of shadows where all barriers were down . |
| 3 | But what did it mean in practice ? |
| 4 | Where did it stand in relation to Rome ? |
| 5 | How did it develop in the sixties ? |
| 6 | ‘ Only in the last three years did it get in the way of anything and I was n't able to do any bounding ( a vital exercise in training ) or , in the end , any high jumping . ’ |
| 7 | Nor did it believe in hopes expressed by Saudi Arabia that the six countries involved could become militarily self-sufficient , since it characterised all these states as ‘ military clients of Western states ’ . |
| 8 | What did it say in those notes ? |
| 9 | and what did it have in it ? |
| 10 | You see this thing did you buy this separately or did it come in the Walkman ? |
| 11 | Erm and how did that go down well , did it er did it work in practice ? |
| 12 | Indeed why did it flourish in the first place ? |
| 13 | How far does it go in one hour ? |
| 14 | How far does it go in an hour ? |
| 15 | As Keynes wrote " 'The Treaty includes no provision for the economic rehabilitation of Europe , nor does it promote in any way a compact of economic solidarity amongst the allies themselves ; no arrangement was reached at Paris to adjust the system of the Old World and the New " . |
| 16 | How does it change in the telling ? |
| 17 | What does it mean in this instance ? |
| 18 | But what does it mean in general for actions caused by beliefs to succeed ? |
| 19 | Okay , what does it mean in terms of the number line ? the number line there , and we want to do something like two add three , what does that mean ? |
| 20 | What does it mean in Latin ? |
| 21 | If I were a scientist , perhaps I 'd be looking at it , and say , what does that mean in terms of weather , what does it mean in terms of pressure , is it cumulus cloud or says , what other cloud . |
| 22 | But how does it perform in the clinches ? |
| 23 | It does not matter whether variables are declared in one list or singly : ( 6.1 ) unc Nor does it matter in which order they are declared . |
| 24 | Neither , it seems , does it believe in new- fangled technology . |
| 25 | But how does it work in theory ? ’ |
| 26 | How does it work in pratice ? |
| 27 | How does it work in there ? |
| 28 | What does it look like , can you explain , where does it come in history , and post-war , pre-war , think about the context , it 's really really really really really really really vital |
| 29 | How much ice does it cut in the modern industrial society ? |
| 30 | Well yes , I have that , I would perhaps miss that , so largely and happily does it figure in my dreams . |