Example sentences of "do a [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , every Act of Parliament , in effect , says that if a certain state of facts exists the tribunal may do a certain thing ; those facts are always for the relative decision of the tribunal . |
| 2 | So erm if you ask them why they do n't do a certain thing you get a very very elaborate argument about it , which is often very difficult to er to er criticize or , or , or attack . |
| 3 | No , but we can do a similar thing . |
| 4 | But let me just deal with labour and plant at the minute and we 'll see , we can do a similar thing . |
| 5 | ‘ He does n't do a damn thing for the good of mankind , but makes one hell of a fat living by buying cheap from one worker and selling the same thing dear to another worker . |
| 6 | He does n't do a damn thing , he does n't even pay his wife wages — I give up ! ’ |
| 7 | In the knowledge that so much of the central and parochial planning has been based on these kinds of projections , many ministers want to ignore the evidence from the past and present , and work in the hope that God will do a new thing . |
| 8 | But , then again , it does do a good thing , and I would n't be against giving them some support , |
| 9 | Er and these , these little exercises er are meant to give you erm they 're memory aids really , they 're not meant to be homework , they 're simply so as er you know like if you , you want to remember er a difficult name you can sometimes do a funny thing with it you know to , to remember it you know . |
| 10 | Well , she would do a brave thing , for once . |