Example sentences of "[be] [adv] do it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because sometimes , if the employer goes along , people will think , oh yes , they 're only doing it to get their quota up , and they regard it as something that just helps us , and we can get nearer our quota , and it might be something that we could encourage the unions to help us with , because they could point out the positive benefits to people to be registered , despite the rotten name that they 're called . |
| 2 | We 're not doing it to compensate Social Services |
| 3 | You 're still doing it look come on let's get you on the potty you horror ! |
| 4 | I 'm only doing it to wind him up . |
| 5 | That 's all I 'm only doing it to wind them up you see there . |
| 6 | But they were not doing it to supply the world 's newspapers and magazines with better pictures . |
| 7 | Do n't answer , she adjured herself ; it is n't mandatory ; he 's only doing it to annoy you — then found she was totally incapable of being as rude as she wanted to be . |
| 8 | He 's obviously doing it to keep a rhythm going and it certainly seems to work . |
| 9 | Miss chalk and that is terrible of you implying that Miss is only doing it to get her voice on the recorder . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sure he 's just doing it to wind me up . ’ |
| 11 | He 's nearly done it look is n't he clever no do n't do that love . |
| 12 | The first question one tends to ask about any object in a museum is where did it come from ? |
| 13 | He might well be creating havoc with her pulse-rate , but he was only doing it to comfort her after a bad day ; it did n't mean there was anything personal in the action . |
| 14 | Because she was only doing it to protect herself , to hide the real truth — which was that she 'd have given anything to simply thrown herself into his arms . |
| 15 | In the beginning I did it to look good , cos I wanted the money , towards the end it was doing it to live , it was literally doing it to live . |
| 16 | He had meant to point out to John le Grant that they had both engaged in extremely rough play at Trebizond , and if he chose to carry out another war contract , he was not doing it blindfold . |
| 17 | He was n't doing it to advance the Allied cause . |