Example sentences of "[noun prp] do " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Will Friday do ? ’ she said . |
2 | ‘ I saw Kylie do the Stock/Aitken/Waterman thing and Jason went down that same road , and I realised I was n't going to do anything musical while I was with Neighbours , because Kylie and Jason were just copping flak from everywhere . |
3 | Why ca n't David do it ! |
4 | What can Tinnion do in return ? |
5 | We do n't usually have Edam do we ? |
6 | Now will Tinkler do the same ? ? ? ? ? |
7 | But the University have Wor WordPerfect do n't they ? |
8 | ‘ It 's about time England adopted the attitude of : Why make Gazza track back and defend , when we could have other players to do that and let Gazza do what he 's good at . |
9 | What did Ann do ? |
10 | So what did Richard do ? |
11 | What did Sue do ? |
12 | Would n't Sue do them ? |
13 | What did Ernest Marples do in 1959 to promote a boom in traffic cone production ? |
14 | There is , in fact , no monomorphemic means of enquiry for these adjectives in English ; the simplest corresponding question has some such form as what … do to … ? , as in : ( 8 ) what did Ellen do to the keys ? what will the mixture do to metal buttons ? what does muzak do to them ? |
15 | Consider , in this light , the contrasts in ( 17 ) and ( 18 ) , each presenting two sets of data ; the first set includes an adverbal adjective ; the second contains a predicate qualifying adjective , as indicated by the identity of the appropriate questions : ( 17 ) Ellen shook loose the keys what did Ellen do to the keys ? how did Ellen shake the keys ? the thief produced unharmed the goat what did the thief do to the goat ? how did the thief produce the goat ? ( 18 ) the raiders shot dead two vigilantes what did the raiders do to the vigilantes ? how did the raiders shoot the vigilantes *Andrew wants milky his coffee what does Andrew do to his coffee ? how does Andrew want his coffee ? |
16 | Anyone who went … how did Rocky do ? |
17 | ‘ Another thing to remember at the interview , ’ said Sukey pointedly , ‘ is to let Perdita do the talking . |
18 | WHAT CAN CLARENCE DO FOR YOU |
19 | Based on that I have to give it to Mel cos he could also bend the ball around the wall to score — I never saw Lorimer do that ( he did nt have to ! ) . |
20 | Did John Doe do much up at the Tilberthwaite Mines ? |
21 | that and then , you know like if I get inundated I can let Jim do some . |
22 | Yeah , but how could Jim do that ? |
23 | Den , ever willing to let Nessie do the work , let her take over , and lurched towards the house , saying , ‘ It 's a terrible thing when a good son becomes a responsibility . |
24 | ‘ What did Ward do with it ? ’ |
25 | and I 'll have Judy do it . |
26 | It was also understandable that he should hate her for what he thought she was doing , or , rather , helping Garry do . |
27 | ‘ Did Charley do all of it on his own ? ’ |
28 | Now what does Brad do with her ? ’ |
29 | However , while returning home with the Cup might not quite be an occasion for breaking out the ticker tape and launching into an orgy of street parties , it would be nice to see England do well , and there is no reason why they should not . |
30 | But should England do badly in Italy next summer , leading to Bobby Robson 's resignation or sacking , Kendall might find his shoulder touched by those at Lancaster Gate in preference , say , to Graham Taylor or Terry Venables . |