Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] and do " in BNC.
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| 1 | The the thing is Yeah , I mean anything Rather than travelling , telephone , because you have to run up an awful lot of telephone calls before it 's worth driving over and doing it |
| 2 | I know the poeple on Blackbird Leys are ganging up and doing it themselves , taking the law into their own hands , they 'll do it if there is n't anything done |
| 3 | One of the reasons Loop fell to bits was because we lost control of what was going on and did too many stupid things . |
| 4 | If this bit does refer to you , open your eyes , take a look around you , see what 's going on and do something . |
| 5 | He wants to get out of that office , get out into the areas , find out what is going on and do something about the problem , or I will kick his backside for him . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's never been much of a plan , so there 's no reason to cancel out any initial plans of getting degrees and going on and doing something else . ’ |
| 7 | But he said there is a gang going round , and some are putting the chimneys on and the others are going in and doing the flues . |
| 8 | They 've been to bed and got up in the morning , and now they 're going off and doing things , like going to work and that . |
| 9 | Should n't say things like that , I suppose , ’ he simpered , ‘ but all my friends are going off and doing it . |
| 10 | Dr Robert Bradnock of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London said : ‘ Although the older generation strongly feel the pull of the old countries , I think they will put a lot of pressure on the young people to try and stop them rushing off and doing something which might escalate out of control . ’ |
| 11 | They use a business language that is so predictable and going out and doing it is not part of the course . |
| 12 | It was n't because I enjoy killing , not just going out and doing it . |
| 13 | Yeah it is , it 's going out and doing the business as well but it 's got ta have a lot more intellectual input er in you know in terms of having a having a greater insight into how a company works , how an airline operates , how the marketing department operates and so forth . |
| 14 | Well seeing a lot of people , going out and doing things and I do n't know , just been really busy . |
| 15 | Erm so your confidence goes , your speed at working through it goes , you might find you 're going back and doing it again when it was right then first time . |
| 16 | The crowds are building up and doing things the American way . |
| 17 | I was a chargehand and then I just drifted into being a Redcoat , and getting up and doing five minutes on stage and enjoying it . |
| 18 | Afterwards he could n't justify his weakness in giving in and did n't try . |
| 19 | There 's something to be said for experiencing bad things and coming back and doing the business . |
| 20 | Cos there 's no point in coming back and doing a second appointment and just go through the motions cos that will lead to what ? |
| 21 | And anyway he would n't have stood for it — a woman running round and doing things on her own . |
| 22 | He followed his robots ( two children as robot nurses ) around , whispering instructions to them and occasionally taking over and doing the tasks for them as he found it difficult to be precise in his instructions . |
| 23 | I think that the church has the responsibility to continue to find new and innovative ways of reaching out and doing a better job and that is er testimony to the fact that we can continue to reach out to persons who are suffering in many ways , and I would appreciate and look forward to learning better from you how to do that and would be happy to share . |
| 24 | Do you know what they see years ago what their fellas used to on the footpath bending over and doing that |
| 25 | And then it was rolling over and doing all sorts were n't it ? |
| 26 | ‘ But I ca n't see Philip sitting back and doing nothing about it . |
| 27 | ‘ I enjoy talking about things other than golf , I love just sitting around and doing nothing , watching TV , going into the kitchen , walking around a while and watching the stock market . |