Example sentences of "do time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll run that for as long as you 're off the streets , and then , when you 've solved your problems , I 'll close Stepping Out and we 'll do Time Out together . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Steal for you ? ’ he answered Laura 's astonished protest , ‘ I 'd do time . |
| 3 | But I got talking to one of them and he told me he 'd just come out of prison where he 'd done time for soliciting . |
| 4 | From a hot-head who has done time for killing a man , he develops into a union organiser who discovers the eloquence his new role demands . |
| 5 | He spent three days in jail after smashing up an apartment , and has done time in a drug rehabilitation centre . |
| 6 | McQuillen was responsible for establishing Sun 's Scottish manufacturing plant in Linlithglow — ironically both McQuillen and Irishman Melia have done time at Digital Equipment Corp 's Galway plant in Ireland , the closure of which was formally announced last week , at the same time as news of the planned Sun centre emerged . |
| 7 | ‘ You done time before ? ’ |
| 8 | They were contributed by Jessica Mann , writing in the Sunday Telegraph about Monica Dickens ' One of the Family ( Viking ) : ‘ Monica Dickens had a knack of entering into the feelings of her characters and describing them with apparently artless sincerity , but she was never a cosy writer , being both too realistic and too experienced , having done time herself as a servant , factory girl and a Samaritan … |
| 9 | ‘ I mean he has done time . |
| 10 | The Burscough boss believes he can put his finger on why his side can consistently beat opposition from higher leagues , as they have done time after time in the past two years , yet struggle at their own level . |
| 11 | He 's a thief , done time probably and well , ’ the waitress was looking more uneasy and going redder as she talked herself into more trouble , ‘ anyway here he is , ’ and she scuttled off . |
| 12 | Ketamine is far easier to produce than Ecstasy — the precursor chemicals are easier to get hold of , and , because it is n't illegal , you are unlikely to do time if you get caught . |
| 13 | He went to a Jesuit school , served as an altar boy ( as did his future enemies the Snowman and the Falcon , both now doing time for espionage against the United States ) , and read law at Fordham . |
| 14 | He abused his inheritance , behaved extravagantly , and nearly got his comeuppance from the weasels — a violent proletariat who squatted in his house while he was doing time for car theft . |
| 15 | He was doing time for debt , as I recall . |
| 16 | The guy had about one brain cell and he was doing time in it . |
| 17 | She was doing time for several rather serious drug-related offences . |
| 18 | He 's doing time in Whitely as well . |
| 19 | ‘ You 'll be doing time again for this , Devlin , ’ said Duvall . |
| 20 | She has an Iranian husband who is doing time , and two children in juvenile custody . |
| 21 | … welcome back … later on we 'll meet the ex con who 's doing time treading the boards … but first … sport and we 're off to the sunshine of Australia … to the heart of the outback to join Tim Russon |
| 22 | Been doing time . |
| 23 | Did Times crossword , |
| 24 | The did Times Roman in what five and a half , seven and a half and nine and that was it . |
| 25 | So did time . ’ |
| 26 | Why did time move into fifth gear on her thirtieth birthday ? |
| 27 | Guess what he did time for ? ’ |
| 28 | But what did time signify ? |
| 29 | ‘ The confiscation of proceeds from drugs crimes makes it difficult for traffickers to salt away their funds , do time and come out to the high life . ’ |
| 30 | And then , when you think you have everything under control , when you 're certain you 're in complete command of it all your thoughts , your life , your world and your work what does Time do ? |