Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | The exquisite Miss Linnet Gage may do better . |
| 2 | Nobody had said what Marcus should do : the result was that he appeared to do little or nothing , spoke minimally and was increasingly reluctant to leave his bedroom or the house . |
| 3 | On that basis , Chelmsford should do well . |
| 4 | Your teacher said that you and Jason must do all the work . ’ |
| 5 | It is perhaps understandable why these men , who earn their livelihood in the very embrace of the Goddess of the South Seas , should take her so seriously , but it came as more of a surprise that the Sultan of Surakarta should do the same . |
| 6 | Universal and Paramount may do less well than last year . |
| 7 | Dean Acheson was actively involved as Under-Secretary of State in dealing with the subject and believed that the United States must do what was feasible to sustain south Korea . |
| 8 | It is logical that the United States should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world , without which there can be no political stability and no assured peace … there must be some agreement among the countries of Europe as to the requirements of the situation and the part those countries themselves will take in order to give proper effect to whatever action might be undertaken by this government . |
| 9 | SIR — In your leading article ‘ What Brussels should do for research ’ ( see Nature 362 , 93 ; 1993 ) you emphasized the need to increase the quality , quantity and participation in science research in countries such as Ireland . |
| 10 | What Brussels should do is to provide direct support for research students and equipment in the less advantaged areas provided they interact with major European collaborators . |
| 11 | " Well , " Starke began , and started talking about what Steven should do about registering as unemployed . |
| 12 | Both mother and father , they agree that erm that David should do that because , you see , David established that he is the only he is the only man on this Earth who who who have er holy seed in him . |
| 13 | There is undoubtedly room to make savings and improve efficiency within education spending , and we are anxious that LEAs should do so . |
| 14 | Once again Harry 's deep reluctance was overcome only by a deeper fear of what Deuce might do if he disobeyed . |
| 15 | If Mr Mitterrand could do it , why not Mr Rocard ? |
| 16 | LEAs could do this only if they had dispersed populations . |
| 17 | There was much that the United States could do to counter communism in the Cold War . |
| 18 | After the North Vietnamese revealed that they were able to sustain erm a w er their war in er erm the south it seemed regardless of what , what the United States could do to them , er after they 'd revealed this in the Tet offensive of nineteen sixty eight , then President Johnson announced he would not be standing for re-election , and that was a significant admission of political defeat and if you remember , well you probably wo n't remember but you certainly should 've read about it , President Nixon was returned with a , a majority er er on the platform of ending the Vietnam war . |
| 19 | After the North Vietnamese revealed that they were able to sustain erm a w er their war in er erm the south it seemed regardless of what , what the United States could do to them , er after they 'd revealed this in the Tet offensive of nineteen sixty eight , then President Johnson announced he would not be standing for re-election , and that was a significant admission of political defeat and if you remember , well you probably wo n't remember but you certainly should 've read about it , President Nixon was returned with a , a majority er er on the platform of ending the Vietnam war . |
| 20 | Rose Hill could do well in the women 's event now that last year 's champion from Denmark , Connie Hansen , has decided not to take part this time . |
| 21 | Shortly afterwards Milligan 's cross was almost turned into his own net by Winterburn , O'Leary recovering an awkward situation , but Arsenal could do nothing when Barlow , having a fine match at left-back , floated a diagonal cross to the very back of Arsenal 's defence . |
| 22 | Gazza could do the same for his country if Taylor was prepared to take the risk . |
| 23 | A DG could do nothing about this . |
| 24 | It made Bella shriek and wave her arms about and it set Joe drumming his fingers on the table with that quiet disapproval that was worse than anything Bella could do . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's a weird coincidence , ’ said Stanley , ‘ because I really think ‘ Deeply Dippy ’ sounds like the Rockingbirds could do it . ’ |
| 26 | There were genuine attempts to curb these activities but the PLO could do no more than send its security units into the streets to prevent looting . |
| 27 | There were now clearer limitations to what the PLO could do without provoking open protest from its constituents in the occupied territories . |
| 28 | But Marseilles could do with another writer . |
| 29 | The certainty that the abnormality of this relationship with Johnny could do her harm was , for a fraction of a second , clear and undisputed in her mind . |
| 30 | It was as much as Millie could do to check herself from saying , ‘ Oh , I do n't think I should do that . |