Example sentences of "do [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicholas believed that ‘ No man can so much advance his own good and happiness in anything as endeavouring all that in him lies the good and welfare of others ; and who doth that daily doth perform the greatest good to himself as he can desire or wish for . ’ |
| 2 | Much high praise has already come Mohicans ' way and it has done astounding US box-office business , but despite this it is on occasion a flawed film with a sometimes patchy pace and a structure that wobbles in the final 30 minutes . |
| 3 | This stage is the skilful stage when you too can do professional presentations effortlessly ! |
| 4 | The " Secret Office " in which this skilled and highly confidential work was done dated back to 1653 and was an unpublicised aspect of the new efficiency which the Cromwellian period brought to much government activity ; by the end of the eighteenth century it had a staff of ten . |
| 5 | He was working in Legastat which was a photocopying office in London and when he needed the money , he 'd go and do odd bits and pieces for them , but was not very happy with his circumstances . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , we could do odd jobs ! |
| 7 | Father-of-three Sam never forgot her kindness and popped in every day for FORTY YEARS to chat and do odd jobs . |
| 8 | That she will do odd jobs which lead to nothing . |
| 9 | Rob — he started it all , oh , ten or more years ago — he lets me do odd jobs around the studios in return for — well — anything I want to do , it 's fabulous . |
| 10 | although I have n't done particulary parasitology I know some of 'em , I 've done bits of 'em , but like if you 've never done biology it must be the same feeling again |
| 11 | I 've done extensive reading and background work on this whole area . ’ |
| 12 | Darwin himself had done extensive morphological work in a detailed study of barnacles during the 1850s . |
| 13 | Anything shown before 9pm is regarded as family viewing and Elliott says the ITC has done extensive research on The Bill , a police drama , to check the impact on its sizeable audience of children . |
| 14 | Directly he had done praying he looked up , and there was the sun-god standing beside him . |
| 15 | Check price increase done eight per cent . |
| 16 | Check price increase done eight per cent on new business , yeah ? |
| 17 | I 'd have done eight more and then move across . |
| 18 | The walk is best done anti-clockwise , starting from the B6259 near the head of the valley of Mallerstang . |
| 19 | Acting is not a profession where you can simply stroll on — although I know a lot of fine actors have done that . |
| 20 | [ Name ] is the type of fella that if there 's something to be done that might cause him paperwork , he 'll do anything to avoid it . |
| 21 | In the one sense , the term is used to refer to the ordinary aspects of police work , in the other , it is the process by which police work is done that is described as ‘ routine ’ . |
| 22 | The manager has to organize their companies , hire them an accountant and a lawyer ( if they have n't already done that ) , get them VAT registered , and do a lot of simple administration like applying for passports . |
| 23 | Tommy 'd ask me how much money we 'd done that day . |
| 24 | I have noticed this during the last two or three days that I have been sitting here , being able for the first time in this House , to see the faces of my old associates , I have admired the way in which they have cheered to keep their spirits up , and I have admired those who have done that knowing — knowing — that only a few weeks , possibly , remain , before the place that knows them now will know them no more . |
| 25 | Having done that you have to make up your mind and the great sin , it seems to me , is to put decisions off . |
| 26 | Having done that , the men were then able to change the system of descent from matriliny to patriliny . |
| 27 | It is so far removed , not only from my normal run of experience , but from anything I have ever done that it seems beyond the realms of reality , a fantasy production , a dream come true . |
| 28 | He paused and with a shifty , fidgety look , said , ‘ D' you know what Hatton 'd have done that Saturday if he had n't been killed ? |
| 29 | When I done that I feel a bit sorry . |
| 30 | I 'm sorry I done that — it was a nice picture . |