Example sentences of "[adv] do [pron] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Sam can apparently do what the hell he likes , with as many women as he pleases ! ’ |
| 2 | Many people think you can only do what the punchcard tells you to do but , being me , I always try to get as much as I can from them — even with a lace card I 'll try knitting it in different ways . |
| 3 | Local authorities can only do what the law explicitly allows ; all council powers come from Acts of Parliament . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I 've only done it a couple of times as you know . |
| 5 | Equally , we tend to see the learning of a foreign language as mastering a skill , thereby perhaps doing ourselves a disservice . |
| 6 | Shylock says himself that it is not only a Jewish teaching , it is also a Christian 's way of thought , and he is only doing what a Christian would do : ( Act 3 , Scene 1 , lines 54–55 ) |
| 7 | He knew that Alain was a fair fighter and that he was only doing what every driver does , taking advantage of his superiority in performance . |
| 8 | ‘ I am pleased and excited that the Office of Communication 's long track record for media advocacy is being recognised by such a celebrated educational institution , even though we are only doing what the Gospels tell us to do , ’ said the Office 's Director , Dr Beverly J Chain . |
| 9 | So do me a favour . |
| 10 | So do me a favour , Merrill . |
| 11 | We only do one every week seven and one every week five you know . |
| 12 | ‘ So did I. The feeling wears off . ’ |
| 13 | I have just done her a return kindness by getting invitations for her and her mother , to the Alumnus of the Year award given by Royal Bank as holder of Chair of European Governmental Studies . |
| 14 | Now could you just do me a cup of tea , Irina dear ? ’ |
| 15 | I might just do mine a bit at home . |
| 16 | And you think , Well hang on let's just do it a bit of common sense . |
| 17 | The Government has thus done what no government before has done — it has given an inferior tribunal the power to determine the extent of its own jurisdiction . |
| 18 | My separatist friends said I was selling out , and taking on the role of mother was just doing what the patriarchy had trained me for . |
| 19 | Shy and modest , Pauline Ashley says only : ‘ I just do what a wife has to . |
| 20 | I still just do whatever the songs require ; the song is king to me , and I just do whatever works within any given song . |
| 21 | Just do me a favour and let me go ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Just do yourself a favour and tell me now where my cousin is . ’ |
| 23 | might say well just do it the end of the year . |
| 24 | Just do us a favour and come home fully recovered , Virgie , darling ! |
| 25 | It would still do you no harm to attend a re-entry programme in the meantime , as it will give you a taste of current nursing practice , and help you in deciding exactly what you would like to do in the future . |
| 26 | ‘ I always do it every year , ’ she 'd replied rather snappishly . |
| 27 | I was dead against it , but he always did what the family wanted . |
| 28 | Sally-Anne was delighted by his changed manner ; he always looked so charming when he smiled — even the scar seemed to disappear a little , and as she was always ready for fun herself — a trait she shared with her papa — and the game looked like being fun , she said , eyes shining , ‘ Oh , I play to win , too , but a good servant always does what the Master commands , ’ and she cast her eyes down in the manner of a stage domestic registering submission . |
| 29 | ‘ I thought if we could get their nature thing together with your Alps thing , we might both do ourselves a bit of good . |
| 30 | As we take in the tale of this encounter , which clearly did him a power of good , we have to translate the euphemisms . |