Example sentences of "they do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clare Short , Labour MP for Ladywood , who raised the issue in the Commons in January , said : ‘ I think the West Midlands Police were trying to brush the matter under the carpet and it was only pressure from MPs and the media that made them do anything . ’ |
| 2 | We did not make it clear that the table showed not the banks ' actual ratios but a hypothetical estimate of what they would have been had the banks not borrowed subordinated loans to boost their capital ( as Japan 's finance ministry let them do after June ) . |
| 3 | In order to teach potential students the value of laundry work you make them do it for a while . |
| 4 | Perhaps the shock is severe enough to catapult the person into feeling all the pain and extremity of loss that their defences might not have let them do if they had had more time to get organized . |
| 5 | When they started dancing I did n't try and stop them because I had to let them do what they felt was right . ’ |
| 6 | I guarantee I can tell what kind of actor a person is if I hear them do ‘ Three Blind Mice ’ . ’ |
| 7 | There is sometimes a fine line between encouraging residents to take part in an activity and making them do something they really do not want to do . |
| 8 | Even chemicals that are broken down by different enzymes may ‘ compete ’ : some enzymes need substances known cofactors to help them do their work , so the two chemicals are ‘ competing ’ for cofactors , rather than for the enzymes themselves . |
| 9 | I 'm not going to sit still and let them do that to me . |
| 10 | I told her I 'll do my own thing , I 'm not letting them do it for me . |
| 11 | Only the military power conferred by industry could help them do this . |
| 12 | To help them do this the Allies had , among other measures , resurrected Poland to stand as a barrier to the reunification of the German eastern lands . |
| 13 | It is a question , ’ Loppe said , ‘ whether it would not be cheaper to let them do all the refining . |
| 14 | Many people feel that they would like to look after their children 's party themselves and this book is designed to help them do that . |
| 15 | Men wearing white gloves moved it , but you could n't see them do it as the bodies were out of shot . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I quickly learned not to cry and to let them do what they wanted , ’ says Jonathan , 32 . |
| 17 | Let them do the attacking . |
| 18 | ‘ He has a very good team here and he would be better off letting them do his talking for him . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ No one makes them do it ? ’ |
| 20 | The preceding text contains a simple message : parents take action to solve behaviour problems ; professionals take action to help them do it . |
| 21 | ‘ I hate to see them do that , but it is better than the children being trampled underfoot in the rush . |
| 22 | I came from a pretty poorish background and now it 's nice to be able to give my parents money , and let them do things like go on holiday . |
| 23 | That UNTAC has been unable to make them do so is its only serious failure so far . |
| 24 | I did n't want to but I was frightened they would think it was true , so I let them do it . |
| 25 | ONE CAN but wish the publishers of all good luck in getting their money back on this book , for , much as all cricketers should not only strive to become good fielders but enjoy the process of improving their game , how many will lash out nigh on £15 for a manual to help them do so ? |
| 26 | Well actually , the function of the youth bus is like in the absence of buildings in , in area 's where people want to go , it 's fulfilling that function , on the bus there are things like videos , people can play music , they also get erm , you know , we do n't just let them do what they want to do , although were , you know , where quite erm , quite progressive with them , we actually provide , we have information on the the bus , provide information , we 've got a Coun we involve local Councillor 's like on Aids and stuff like that , I mean you have to be quite sensitive when you do something like that , you know especially if , you know , with the age group , erm , but erm , you know you get younger people coming on , twelve year olds to thirteen year old and what not . |
| 27 | With that , the situation transcends the initial paradigmatic form or structure of coercion ; for if people do n't mind doing what you want them to do , you ca n't really be making them do it . |
| 28 | ‘ Do they let them do that ? ’ |
| 29 | They let them do anything , they ca n't control them . |
| 30 | I 'm for the artist speaking to the audience , backing them and letting them do what they want . |