Example sentences of "but to do [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But to do him justice , the Prime Minister never gave me any impression that he wanted me to succeed him … . |
| 2 | That was a plot against Rachel she had never thought of , to take up maths again but to do it in the USA . |
| 3 | The first time , he asked the man to make love to him right there in the car , not to take him home yet but to do it to him there in the car . |
| 4 | ‘ You dream about scoring at Anfield — but to do it both ends and to silence the Kop is a fantastic feeling . ’ |
| 5 | To get out was a considerable achievement : to go on to etch his own personality on the world was so rare as to be wonderful : but to do it on his own terms , in his own way and to do exactly as he wanted was astounding . |
| 6 | Activists had the job of implicating West Indian proprietors in the public mind with the lack of progress since 1807 but to do it ‘ wisely and prudently ’ by seeking ‘ to second or to remove the impediments out of the way of the free operation of the Jaws which the Creator has fixed in the nature of things ’ . |
| 7 | To lighten what can be quite an anxiety provoking experience , it is sometimes helpful to ask the client to role play a particular situation , but to do it at first , extremely badly . |
| 8 | ‘ Kill him , yes , but to do it that particularly brutal way puzzles me . |
| 9 | So now the pressure on the broker is not only to do more business but to do it in exactly their way . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It is a fantastic achievement to win here just once but to do it six times is amazing and a very special feat . ’ |
| 11 | It takes a special person to handle complaints in any case but to do it for 22 years deserves a special mention , always maintaining a diplomatic and friendly attitude to each individual case . |
| 12 | Would , would , would would , but , I mean I 'm quite in favour of people having their genitals mutilated as adults , once they 're over eighteen , they go to hospital and sign a consent form and have it done as long as they pay for it themselves , but to do it to newborn children strikes me as outrageous . |
| 13 | Light is cast on the customs of contemporary devotion by the instruction not " climb up to the cross " to kiss Christ 's feet in tears of penitence but to do it in his heart . |
| 14 | But to do it without damaging the flora and fauna , horse power still reigns supreme . |
| 15 | ‘ It is bad enough doing that to the uninitiated , but to do it to the Secretary of State is really beyond the pale — it 's quite pathetic . ’ |
| 16 | But to do it in lane three , to get out and change a tyre is beyond belief . |
| 17 | I do n't believe it 's God 's purpose unless there 's no other alternative but to do it together with God 's people , with God 's family the fellowship of being together in our witness and in our service , this is the whole purpose of , of , of , of the church family , that we do things together , that we are together and then obedience to God 's will . |