Example sentences of "do [subord] [vb base] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not going to do anything , except wait and see how the police get on , ’ said Joe , ‘ and I do n't know what you can do except tell the police that you got acquainted with the unfortunate bloke when he came after you for nicking that wallet from Blackbeard . |
| 2 | They were packed , with stunning girls in evening frocks escorted by officers on leave from all three services , and lucky locals like Charles with nothing very much to do except have a good time when duties permitted . |
| 3 | I 've better things to do than make a fool of myself with you . |
| 4 | ‘ Surely people have better things to do than make a great song and dance about missing a dinner party . ’ |
| 5 | And if you 've better things to do than clean the oven make sure you choose the optional Valorclean liners . |
| 6 | He had better things to do than argue the toss . |
| 7 | ‘ Mr Harbinger 's got better things to do than help an old cripple around . |
| 8 | A social dilettante with a hang-up about someone called Lotta , and who had nothing better to do than sleep the daylight hours away , she concluded , despising both the man and his attitude ! |
| 9 | ‘ I can think of better things to do than share a house with a bitch like you . |
| 10 | Given the centrality of this theme of the life study , the question which is raised by the exhibition but which is left unanswered is , how does if affect the viewing/appreciation of the image ? |