Example sentences of "do [pers pn] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The horses have done nothing all winter and it would do them so much good . |
2 | Well , it did n't do them much good May Lee came and rescued me In fact she seized me by the arm ‘ Well ? ’ she said |
3 | I mean , if somebody was petrified of setting eyes on the youth again , then it would n't do them much good , for him to be sent to make good what damage he 's done to their house , or , |
4 | Her XR3i , I calculated , would do me just fine for a few days . |
5 | You 'll do me more good nor a bucket o' medicine . |
6 | An O S one to fifty thousand and that 's what I thought I 'd picked up this morning to take with me but when I looked it was Chester and Wrexham so it did n't do me much good . |
7 | ‘ It was sweet of you to come — it 's done me so much good . |
8 | He stated that he had met too many people who had become mentally disturbed by playing about with ideas and activities which have done them deep emotional damage . |
9 | This means they do n't do you much good , but neither do they do you any harm . |
10 | I think that 's important ; just playing E and A does n't do you much good — it limited my playing so much … ’ |
11 | Even if this week brings conflict with an authority figure or a reminder of an obstacle to conquer , it ca n't do you too much harm . |
12 | That 'll do you more good nor owt else . ’ |
13 | If that is too difficult , seek other help — counselling will do you more good than valium ’ . |
14 | ‘ I think a glass of Guinness would do you more good , ’ she said . |
15 | Well , you are beginning to lose it , and as a medical man I assure you it will do you more good than harm . ’ |
16 | The tall dark-faced man seemed to have no problem managing his robes , though his haste did n't do him much good . |
17 | It would hardly have done him much good in his professional life , where women were always wanting to know if they were having them or how to stop them or conceive them , if he had been . |
18 | E's have n't done him much good , have they ? |
19 | But Adam had taken that line and it had n't done him much good . |
20 | But selling more slaves would have done it little good if it could not get paid for them , and in the 1680s the planters owed the company money for two full years supply of slaves . |
21 | They , they painted there house a year ago and they 've done it again this year , you ca n't tell where it 's stopped and where it 's done , do you know what I mean . |
22 | But she keeps doing it she done it again last night , did n't smell till yesterday . |
23 | oh , I 've not done it yet this morning |
24 | Done it really nice , done mine at the weekend . |
25 | No I done it bloody last week . |
26 | Hereford need a win at Torquay tomorrow … they 've done it once this season in the coca cola cup … the only side to have won at Plainmoor this season … |
27 | She took her time , and done it real careful . |
28 | Do you know , I mean for so long now we 've done it very much on personal effort . |
29 | That 's one of the main reasons why we think he ca n't have done it very many times . ’ |
30 | Erm , I think I will give up being Chair this time , I 've done it too long , too long , and I 've had it John as Co-Chair during the year and I hope that he 'll be able to carry on as , as Chair Person , I think really I 've done it , done it for long enough erm , and we 'll have to ask , we hope , we hope the Treasurer just taken over will carry on |