Example sentences of "do with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd just as soon make do with a packed lunch . |
| 2 | We advertised , in fact , for people who wanted to smoking but could do with a little help , because I really do think that women do need a little help , a bit of support to do this . |
| 3 | An example of what you can do with a little space … a lot of work … and seven and a half thousand plants … |
| 4 | There are certain things you can do with a sixteen year old . |
| 5 | There are certain things you can do with a sixteen year old . |
| 6 | He said ‘ I think I could do with a strong cup of coffee ’ ( to keep awake ) . |
| 7 | What I could do with a nice pint of porter ! ’ |
| 8 | And then I could do with a nice pudding . |
| 9 | Well you could do with a nice middle there could n't you ? |
| 10 | I could do with a nice sleep now . |
| 11 | Daddy could do with a nice little doze I know that . |
| 12 | Vocal opposition , such as it is , has come from people who are retired from public life , who have been purged or pushed to one side by the Ceausescu leadership , or who have been forced to make do with a moral posture on key issues , registering their dissent , but no more . |
| 13 | She joined in a singsong in the sailors ’ mess , playing ‘ What shall we do with a drunken sailor ? ’ after drinking from a can of beer . |
| 14 | I said that 's done with you a bloody lot I said , a hundred and twenty pound a week that should be able to make do with a hundred and twenty pound a week easily |
| 15 | Unfortunately the commercials company had omitted to provide a Director 's Chair , so he had to make do with a low wall . |
| 16 | Sorry I 've spoilt your expectations … ’ his obsidian eyes darted over her flushed face , framed in its disarray of blonde hair ‘ … though maybe , ’ he paused significantly , ‘ maybe you 'll make do with a temporary substitute ? ’ |
| 17 | Unfortunately , they were behind schedule and I had to make do with a curry-house scene . |
| 18 | In 1728 , for example , while Alexander Legrand , the collector of Leith , enjoyed a place worth £ 100 per annum , William Gordon , the officer holding the same rank at Aberdeen , was paid £50 , while Hugh Baillie , the collector of Orkney , had to make do with a mere £30 per annum . |
| 19 | Sadie 's Dad had died at Gallipoli , and her mother had to make do with a tiny pension and the income of the shop . |
| 20 | He could do with a warm bed . |
| 21 | He got the porter to buy him aftershave , but they did n't sell his musky expensive brand in Perth so he had to make do with a cheaper one from the tourist shop . |
| 22 | The neck joint is another area that I think could do with a slight re-design . |
| 23 | What then do I do with a capable but unproductive pupil ? |
| 24 | ‘ For a start you could do with a new burglar alarm ’ |
| 25 | I could do with a new duvet for our bed . |
| 26 | Actually , probably , could do with a new boiler thing I should think . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's fun to show others what you can do with a small garden . ’ |
| 28 | There 's only so much you can do with a Super B , ’ he shrugged . |
| 29 | i longed for my muse to appear and scatter the philistines with a wave of her magic wand , her third , all-seeing eye , but i made do with a scented geisha … |
| 30 | Nurses , teachers , the police and local authority employees will be among those asked to make do with a 1.5 per cent increase in 1993 . |