Example sentences of "it [modal v] not do the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would n't do the kids any harm . |
| 2 | It would n't do the car any good to be laid up . |
| 3 | It wo n't do the skin any harm particularly , but it can smart . |
| 4 | It wo n't do the public any harm to think we care about them , but I 'm not used to being watched . ’ |
| 5 | The added documentation which bureaux might need to comply with such a requirement in this country could be costly , and the requirement seems to carry little practical value : if a credit granter suddenly gets information relating to an inquiry made some months earlier , which is almost certainly no longer active , it wo n't do the consumer any good . |