Example sentences of "to do it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some writing by artists takes the form of instruction ; in every period manuals on how to do it , whether drawing , making sculpture or other technical tasks are found , though their incidence is irregular , and such treatises are often the work of minor artists , rather than the great ; Leonardo is an exception . |
| 2 | Matisse and all the others saw the twentieth century with their eyes but they saw the reality of the nineteenth century , Picasso was the only one in painting who saw the twentieth century with his eyes and saw its reality and consequently his struggle was terrifying , terrifying for himself and for the others , because he had nothing to help him , the past did not help him , nor the present , he had to do it all alone and , in spite of much strength he is often very weak , he consoled himself and allowed himself to be seduced by other things which led him more or less astray . |
| 3 | It would be sitting at the pictures if I could have the money to do it fill time . |
| 4 | And that got me into the last three so I had to do it all again at the Barbican which I think was to see if I could fill that theatre with enough presence and vocal range . |
| 5 | Not easy , but I was able to do it . |
| 6 | He has trained the eyes to do it . |
| 7 | I do n't know how to do it — I never have known . |
| 8 | This method has been taught for many years and I do not think that pilots who have learned to do it this way need bother to change . |
| 9 | So , the idea that they need some training to do it safely just does n't occur to them . |
| 10 | Furthermore , people vary in their tolerance from day to day , and it is not safe to assume that because you have been to 15,000 feet or so without oxygen before , you will be able to do it again . |
| 11 | By all means practise side-slipping at height , but do n't assume that because you can do it at height you will be able to do it accurately on an approach . |
| 12 | Usually it will be only for a few seconds , but it is the ability to do it instantly on demand that is so important . |
| 13 | In perpetuo , as Francis says , if only because no one else would be fool enough to do it . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , you do want to do it , do n't you ? ’ |
| 15 | The dedication was a gesture of pained sorrow at his father 's death as much as an act of filial piety , and the natural way to do it was to reproduce the style and character of his essentially Edwardian father . |
| 16 | In any case , I do n't have to do it if I do n't want to . |
| 17 | Just say that you do n't want to do it . ’ |
| 18 | It is very difficult to produce this type of game but I am asking my players to do it . |
| 19 | It seems to me that the successful professionals make their money not be selling their wares , but by selling their skills — by writing books , running courses , making videos , holding seminars and giving demonstrations — in short , by teaching others how to do it . |
| 20 | For instance , we know in our workshop if you want to plane and thickness timber for a solid wood dining table that is longer than 10 feet , we have got to do it somewhere else . |
| 21 | Doors with wood or aluminium frames are widely available from builders ' merchants and timber yards , and you can either do the work yourself or call in a local builder to do it for you . |
| 22 | In some cases the firm will do all the measuring up ; others rely on the customer to do it . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll have to play the sick ma act with him too , ’ he thought , white in the face , his heart pounding , ‘ and I 'll have to do it naturally . |
| 24 | We would eventually like to do it along with the management , within the philosophy we will impose . ’ |
| 25 | His problem will be that Mrs Thatcher might decide to do it first , and then she will garner the votes . |
| 26 | Richards made it worryingly clear how far the Church was responsible for enshrining such illiberal attitudes , though to do it credit , the Church also introduced consent to marriage and made rape a crime against the person , rather than property . |
| 27 | However , the judge said that even though the man promised not to do it again , he found such behaviour extremely offensive and ordered him to give £50 to each of the women . |
| 28 | According to a recent Politburo dictum , the party will turn itself into a ‘ left-wing parliamentary party ’ at its next congress early next year , and the Central Committee members were consulting local leaders about how to do it . |
| 29 | But if you employ someone in your house , you want them to do it your way , not theirs . ’ |
| 30 | If Senna becomes champion , and to do it he must win in Japan and Australia , then Prost 's recent criticism of his treatment at the hands of Honda will immediately spring to mind regardless of a subsequent and rather naive document , signed by all sides and designed to give the impression that all is sweetness and light . |