Example sentences of "do [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There is not a lot we can do until the rain stops . ’ |
| 2 | Significantly , perhaps , he did not say what he would do if the scheme was rejected on economic grounds . |
| 3 | Q What do I do if the phone develops a fault ? |
| 4 | To a hushed court Dr Howe described what he would do if the court granted the application . |
| 5 | You do n't have to use bulb fibre : ordinary soil or potting compost will do if the container has a drainage hole . |
| 6 | Often , the pilot does not even consider what he will do if the glider hits some sink and loses some extra height . |
| 7 | Yes some of them have love scenes which I will do if the script is right . |
| 8 | Similarly , they can persuade other holders of bills to exchange them for time deposits in banks , by offering a higher rate of interest on time deposits ; something they can do if the demand for advances is high and hence higher interest rates can be charged on advances . |
| 9 | What do you do if the Pope throws up at your dinner party ? |
| 10 | The sun , in brief , spins some 100 times slower than it should do if the equation is correct . |
| 11 | I do n't know what we 'll do if the show finishes . |
| 12 | There was nothing she could do till the sedative wore off . |
| 13 | The team would do what the individual could no longer do because the organisation was becoming too large and/or complex . |
| 14 | One of my greatest frustrations is having to tell my electors , in correspondence and personally , that there is nothing I can do about a proposal because a decision has already been taken somewhere else — albeit by ministers , one of whom is a Member of the House — that there is nothing that anyone can do because the decision has been taken outside these shores , so there is no point in writing to me . |
| 15 | I , I think people must do because the number of them that are sold . |
| 16 | What else should she do while the day expired in this fearful heat ? |
| 17 | ‘ But carrying on the business of the realm is the least I can do while the King is so wretchedly confined , ’ Matilda concluded . |
| 18 | This you will surely do after the Sun enters your opposite sign of Libra on September 23rd . |
| 19 | In Miami , the best Cleveland could do after the regulation 60 minutes was a 10-10 tie . |
| 20 | WHAT do you do when the date and time of your official opening has been set , the invitations sent out and your guest of honour has to drop out at the last minute due to matters of national importance ? |
| 21 | So what should we do when the balloon goes up ? |
| 22 | What would she do when the secret was out ? |
| 23 | There 's nuffink at all yer can do when the spring goes , ’ Broomhead said , grinning evilly . |
| 24 | I 'll see what we 're gon na do when the dinner comes . |
| 25 | Asked recently what he would do when the war ended in Croatia , Arkan said he would sell his six captured tanks , hang up his combat fatigues and return to his ice cream parlour business in Belgrade . |
| 26 | We were able to get on with our routine work without too much drama unfolding around us , and we started to dream of what we would do when the war was over . |
| 27 | What do you do when the pain is still there , caused by a low self-esteem , the absence of love in one 's heart , the loss of personal assurance , and emotional confusion ? |
| 28 | And what should she do when the engineering company which is building the road offers her younger brother his first chance of a job ? |
| 29 | The doctor must do as the patient directs . |