Example sentences of "[modal v] do a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must do a sampler for Amy . |
| 2 | Because of the , the tinkering around it must do a bit of |
| 3 | The pressure from London , however , was unrelenting : ‘ Gould has been so clamorous lately ’ , Lear wrote to Jardine , ‘ at my not having done any Birds of Europe for him , that I must do a batch for him without further delay . ’ |
| 4 | You should do a bit of practise . |
| 5 | " I know what you should do , " said Clelia , " you should do a Diploma of Education or whatever it 's called . |
| 6 | If I can get near Mum I must tell her that she should do a spot of witnessing to the woman across from her . |
| 7 | So I went upstairs and proposed that we should do a house-to-house on those two areas . |
| 8 | Now i , let's let's do a bit of definition of terms here , osteoporosis is what |
| 9 | Right , now let's do a bit of hot seating hey , where one of you will sit on a chair and pretend to be one of the characters and then the others will ask a question . |
| 10 | Eliot 's play aimed to penetrate beyond the ‘ frightful ’ to a deeper sense of universal evil — ‘ Any man might do a girl in ’ ( my italics ) . |
| 11 | For example , you might do a survey on potato crisps . |
| 12 | ‘ If so I 'll walk down with you , and then we might do a bit of visiting afterwards or even just go for a walk . ’ |
| 13 | I might do a bit of drawing . |
| 14 | no , I do n't think so , well I think if I feel like it , after I 've done me cooker hood , I might do a bit of baking |
| 15 | Well it makes you feel that you might do a bit of work with something |
| 16 | I might do a bit of revision with you next week as well just to help you with it . |
| 17 | MOREOVER , individual examples of bias , such as the one I detected when Paddy Ashdown was allowed to get away with the ridiculous notion that he might do a deal with John Major just as easily as with Neil Kinnock , need to be balanced against the election coverage as a whole . |
| 18 | Okay , first thing we 've got to derive , we 'll do a couple of examples , let's have an employed client , and self employed , because when we start from differs , depending on whether employed or self- employed . |
| 19 | Erm in fact incredibly so erm Very nice place to work actually erm so I 'll do a bit of friendly chasing . |
| 20 | And I 'll do a bit of sick-visiting , and go and talk to my old mate , Arthur , again . |
| 21 | I wonder whether she 'll do a bit of you know , going round ? |
| 22 | You ca n't , you could n't say right we 'll do a function for hundred and fifty and two hundred , and really to do , you 've got to be looking to do a , a sit down function for two hundred |
| 23 | We 'll do a Pygmalion on you and you can go back to the hospital and charm them into letting your dad out . ’ |
| 24 | I 'll do a deal with you , I expect that . |
| 25 | Okay well I 'll I 'll do a I 'll do a note on on the various headings that I 've made so we 've all got the same piece of paper . |
| 26 | I 'll do a cup of tea anyway . |
| 27 | It 'll do a lot of good I mean I 've put both plants out during the week , they were fairly dry then , but now if you 'd see that , that , they 've taken already |
| 28 | ‘ We 'll do a record with Madonna before our musical career has died . ’ |
| 29 | you know I 'll do a copy in braille |
| 30 | Yes they 'll do a pre-assessment for you , and Cath who 's our local 'd come in and say , Yes , No . |