Example sentences of "does [adv] do [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In short it appears that the selection of candidates under the STV does not do much for party harmony .
2 Equalising educational provision for children of different socio-economic backgrounds does not do away with the educational disabilities of working class children vis-à-vis middle class children .
3 And if it does not do that , we 've all been wasting our time .
4 ‘ Oh , he does not do that , ’ said Sally-Anne cheerfully ; all her normal brio had returned , and she was not going to allow Dr Neil to put her down , and when he came back she gave him her most dazzling smile , and prepared to do battle with him , whenever battle was necessary .
5 He does not do that now .
6 But he does not do that ; instead , he supports the Government 's curtailment of that right .
7 We are saying that this applicant does not do that
8 The ministry does not do this and no studies have been carried out .
9 A management which does not do this betrays more than the shareholders in the business ; it betrays the employees and the nation as a whole .
10 If your breeder does not do this , ask if you can buy some food that the pup is used to .
11 As I have tried to show , ‘ neutral ’ language does not do this routinely ; however ‘ fair ’ or ‘ accurate ’ it may be , it therefore fails in what I consider a crucial political task .
12 And that she does not do this is not accidental .
13 He does not do this by behaving as if it were his personal project , but by quietly ensuring that things get done as decided .
14 He does not do this by behaving as if it were his personal project , but by quietly ensuring that things get done as decided .
15 and gave the best fucking he could : if a man does not do this , a young woman 's love will disappear when he has her , and he will not find ecstasy with her : for a young woman , properly brought up , wants to be fucked often .
16 A finding of 100% contributory negligence does not do this .
17 ( It does not do this by entering into a forward contract with another party , the risk would always end up somewhere ! )
18 The risk that this might occur is why in general terms ‘ everybody ’ does not do this when interest rates are positioned in this way .
19 But a list of his achievements does not do full justice to Norman Davis as scholar and person .
20 Normal wood substance containing lignin does not do either of these things .
21 It does not do any arithmetic .
22 The first is the conclusion that it does not do any good for any delegation to stay away from any part of the process and that all parties should hang in there and keep the discussions going with as much momentum as possible .
23 It does not do any good to try to run away from reality or to trivialise these issues .
24 It does not do any harm to have a look and see what firms say about themselves in the various directories , including The Legal 500 , The Chambers Directory of Solicitors and Barristers and The Law Society Directory .
25 ‘ This latest resignation does not do any good at all and we must send a letter to headquarters to get details sent out as soon as possible , ’ said Ian Fraser , Dunecht .
26 Even life does n't do much for them .
27 Vicky does n't do much except break things .
28 Well , He 's the only one who seems to , yet He does n't do much about it .
29 Erm does n't do much to lift your spirits if you 're getting up feeling a bit down in the morning .
30 Beeswax is a cat who , during the day , does n't do much except sunbathe and doze .
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