Example sentences of "could do [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt the pathos of this remark , as all he could do on the banjo was strum ‘ plunk plunk plunk ’ over and over again . |
| 2 | Do n't look at me like that , it was the best I could do on the spur of the moment . ’ |
| 3 | like this , but that , I 'd done , you know , you could do on the typewriter and that so |
| 4 | It will be a whole lot clearer to you then , but it 's there basically because it was asked for , it 's inadequate because that was all they could do on the day , having been instructed to provide it . |
| 5 | It was amazing , she thought when he had left the room , what food , wine and a sensational smile could do for a girl . |
| 6 | All the Brownies were invited to go home and think about what the Pack could do for the fete and bring their ideas and suggestions along to the next Pack Meeting . |
| 7 | If so , there was nothing he could do for the moment . |
| 8 | When they had been in the chemist 's buying shampoo , Mr Kennedy had asked what he could do for the two young ladies and they had been pleased . |
| 9 | I said that the best thing he could do for the whites was to demonstrate to the blacks that they fully supported the widest possible franchise , and that if he did that he would emerge as a statesman , with a statesman 's view of his responsibilities . |
| 10 | I think I 'll give you some homework that you could do for the week . |
| 11 | All he could do for the moment was to stand in the doorway and look about him . |
| 12 | As Fielding led me back to our table I made a powerfully worded verbal pass at a salacious waitress , who appeared to be all for it but then came down with some deep sorrow in the kitchen , and when I burst through the double-doors to console her two men in sweat-grey T-shirts assured me there was nothing I could do for the poor child . |
| 13 | The great Labour party — which brought together militants , because it thought that they knew what they could do for the working people of this country — is scornfully setting democracy aside . |
| 14 | Before the announcement , Baker had an unprecedented meeting on Feb. 14 , at a previously closed nuclear weapons development laboratory , Chelyabinsk-70 , with scientists there , who outlined suggestions for civilian work which they could do for the West . |
| 15 | It has been known for many years that recycling used materials helps make great savings , but it was not until recently that it was realised how much good that it could do for the environment . |
| 16 | In the spring of 1956 both London and Washington decided that all they could do for the moment was to allow the Aswan offer to " wither on the vine " . |
| 17 | Sausages , however , he could do to a turn . |
| 18 | First day or Last Day , Rest Day or Resurrection Day , the abiding Christian belief is that within three days the worst that humans could do to a man was transformed by the power of divine love into the greatest news story of history : ‘ Jesus lives ! ’ |
| 19 | Sadly there was no mention of what it could do to a 13-year-old child . |
| 20 | It was a shock to see the bare evidence of what that kind of captivity could do to a man , and feel the sense of despair at what he had lost . |
| 21 | He puts himself in good light by adding that he gripped me tightly round the shoulders in reassurance , that he gave me brandy , that we talked long after the starlings had ceased their chatter , that we walked down into the street and discussed in jogging stride what guilt or shame or desire could do to the human soul . |
| 22 | And with it , the sudden fear of what it could do to the tourist trade . |
| 23 | Her heart sank ; she had been so intent on trying to score off him that she had n't given a thought to what her careless words could do to the understanding that had seemed to be developing between them . |
| 24 | First things first though : I could do with a morning cup of coffee . |
| 25 | To her mind , Lucy looked like she could do with a huge warm hug . |
| 26 | I could do with a hot drink or summat — I 'm froze . |
| 27 | To tell the truth , I could do with a pee , but I du n no where the toilet is . |
| 28 | Derby v Manchester City Derby could do with a win after taking only one point from their last three League games . |
| 29 | As Mr Graham of Westpac acknowledges , Australia 's overseas business image could do with a less exciting 1990 . |
| 30 | ‘ She could do with a bit of growing up , ’ observed Davyd , the shrewd Welsh gardener . |