Example sentences of "do [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In London , some of the stories about what pianists would do to secure a tour , a recording contract , a broadcast , had left Mina shattered . |
| 2 | Khrushchev 's dry comment on the Soviet lack of ‘ overkill ’ was : ‘ What good does it do to annihilate a country twice ? |
| 3 | Q. What could the politicians do to create a climate in which you can prosper still further ? |
| 4 | It would not do to exalt a figure who had been executed by the Romans for crimes against the Empire . |
| 5 | It would not do to deify a rebel against Rome . |
| 6 | Bettleheim in The Uses of Enchantment provides an apt summary of what a story must do to hold a child 's interest and ‘ enrich his ( sic ) life ’ . |
| 7 | Someone shouted from a slit trench near at hand , ‘ Great — what some bastards will do to get a Blighty . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It 's amazing what a sensible diet and some good workouts in the company gym can do to get a woman into shape . ’ |
| 9 | An exercise you can do to get a picture of the difference between newspapers is to go to the library and read each daily in turn . |
| 10 | Having said all that , there is usually something you can do to redeem a place . |
| 11 | What more can you do to upset a woman ? |
| 12 | Fancy a What would you do to produce a movement of the ammeter needle ? |
| 13 | But they are no longer sure what they can do to prevent a break-up if it comes . |