Example sentences of "to do something [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I said to my wife : ‘ It 's crazy , someone ought to do something about this — there always seems to be an inadequate number of facilities for women . ’ |
| 32 | Would you excuse me , Mr. Preston , while I try to do something about this ? ’ |
| 33 | ‘ You 're going to have to do something about this , ’ said Zeinab , looking up at him . |
| 34 | She was determined to act , to do something about this predator . |
| 35 | ‘ Pressure should be put on the Secretary of State for Transport to do something about this . ’ |
| 36 | We urge the Government to do something about this urgently . |
| 37 | The union itself , the members will also have to do something about this as well . |
| 38 | Oh dear , we 'll have to do something about this . |
| 39 | John tells me , by the way , that the response to his trolleybus venture has been so great that he now plans to do something along similar lines , as you might say , with the railways . |
| 40 | ‘ A few people told me it could n't be done but the prep races all fitted into his programme and we would hope to do something along similar lines next time . |
| 41 | ‘ We wrote that song two years ago , because we knew we were going to do something within two years and now it 's happening . |
| 42 | ‘ We wrote that song two years ago , because we knew we were going to do something within two years and now it 's happening . |
| 43 | We talk later on , sort of thing when I say do nothing , you 're going to do something in that bit , but as far as you 're concerned it 's idle time . |
| 44 | Oh no , no , no , please , turn round I 'm going to do something in that slip . |
| 45 | ‘ But the thrust of our approach is to start at home , focusing on one thing at a time rather than confusing ourselves by trying to do everything at once — which is a major reason why 85 per cent of organisations trying to do something in this area fail to get it right . |
| 46 | is it not possible to do something in this state of day in high technology |
| 47 | we agreed to do something like six months ago . |
| 48 | Okay , what does it mean in terms of the number line ? the number line there , and we want to do something like two add three , what does that mean ? |
| 49 | The only difference then would have been that he would have had to sign , and then we would have had to wait two more weeks ; and I 'll tell you , it 's interesting , with the bill the way it 's written , to put that on the Carrington case would have meant his being alive and suffering two more weeks and honestly , I would have had to do something like that in two weeks , probably because we 'd have to work hard on him . |
| 50 | I have to have an excuse to do something like that . |
| 51 | Er if but if you want to do something like that , to organise something , because if it goes on A five |
| 52 | Do you think I 'd be stupid enough to do something like that in full view of everyone ? |
| 53 | Si tendria que hacer una cosa como ésa , me gustaria [ POSSIBLE ] — ‘ If I had to do something like that , I 'd like it ’ |
| 54 | ‘ I 'd love to do something like that , ’ said Eileen . |
| 55 | Perhaps we ought to have a service at the Minster , or er something to you know , er remember the service of many given to the parish council over a hundred years , and er and it 's something simple , and I think it would be quite nice to er to do something like that . |
| 56 | ‘ I 've always wanted to do something like that , ’ she confided to me . |
| 57 | And I 'd like to do something like that again . |
| 58 | I mean I 'd like to do something like that , but you could n't sell it |
| 59 | You 'll have to off to do something like that , communal |
| 60 | You do n't think of your children to do something like that do you ? |