Example sentences of "do [pron] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | you do them like this : look . ’ |
| 4 | Now , where do I sign this thing ? |
| 5 | 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 ? ’ |
| 6 | It was more like a fit and I 'm thinking Oh , shit , how do I handle this ? |
| 7 | ‘ So to what do I owe this honour ? ’ she asked instead . |
| 8 | ‘ To what do I owe this pleasure ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , I am , and to what do I owe this pleasure ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ To what do I owe this new attack on my character ? ’ |
| 11 | I hiss and spit : ‘ And to what do I owe this dubious honour ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And to what do I owe this pleasure ? ’ she enquired , telling herself that she must be light and bright . |
| 13 | ‘ To what , ’ she asked tightly , ‘ do I owe this privilege ? ’ |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | Do I want this job so badly ? she asked herself for the hundredth time . |
| 16 | Why do I want this . |
| 17 | How do I stop this bloody nonsense ? ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | And he said , Now , he said , Why do I do this ? |
| 21 | How do I do this without trapping me fingers ? |
| 22 | Mm , where do I stick this now Helena ? |
| 23 | Do I need this Lucy ? |
| 24 | How portable do I need this cot to be ? |
| 25 | Why do I need this sleep that covers me |
| 26 | I just want you to know that not only do I hate this dress , I hate you even more . ’ |
| 27 | Why do I have this dream about drowning ? |
| 28 | And all she wants to know is do I use this jug , or do we use that jug . |
| 29 | The first is ‘ Do I trust this witness ? ’ |
| 30 | Why do I say this ? |