Example sentences of "do [pron] [verb] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | D' you think that the Government in Calcutta is prepared to leave us to our fate ? |
| 2 | D' you think when The Bomber came down it just killed twenty people and left the rest of us drinking Korn and singing fal-lal-lal ? |
| 3 | The courts ' attitude did not depend on endowing the husband in such cases with the role of agent for the lender , but they demonstrated an equitable intervention in favour of married women where the lender knew of the husband/wife relationship , had done nothing to ensure that the wife understood the transaction , and she had received no independent advice . |
| 4 | The reason in both cases why the security given was unenforceable was that ( a ) the security was given by the wife of the debtor , ( b ) the creditor knew of the relationship , ( c ) the creditor had done nothing to ensure that the wife understand the transaction , ( d ) the wife did not properly understand the transaction , and ( e ) she had had no independent advice . |
| 5 | Will he do everything to ensure that the recent announcement by the European Community , which reflects the attitude of the French and those who agree with them in respect of the general agreement on tariffs and trade proposals , will not be immensely damaging to British farming and world trade as a whole ? |
| 6 | I intend to make my home here in this town , and if I can do anything to ensure that the people here are treated fairly I shall do it . |
| 7 | In so doing she demonstrates that the potential scope of the novel is enriched , not exhausted , by technological development , and that , conceived as an ‘ open ’ and heterogeneous genre , the novel still has a significant role to play in contemporary society , both as a mode of knowledge and as a means of communication . |
| 8 | At one point he rephrases the central dilemma of innovation and in so doing he implies that the most important characteristic of a school 's internal organisation is a ‘ collaborative professional relationship ’ among teachers . |
| 9 | Not only do I suppose that the desk in my study exists when neither I nor anyone else is there to perceive it , I suppose that I , and everyone else , can perceive the same desk . |
| 10 | Nor do I think that the cutting down of the scrub and the erection of the secondary wire mesh fence add very much . |
| 11 | Not only do I care but the Government are meeting their obligations and providing procurement orders to ensure that our forces have the equipment that they need . |
| 12 | Q What do I do if the phone develops a fault ? |
| 13 | Nor do I consider that the principle is advanced by identifying specific categories such as husband and wife or elderly parents and adult children ; the principle applies whenever a creditor knows or ought to have known that the relationship between debtor and the surety gives rise to a real risk that the surety may not contract freely and with a full appreciation of the nature of the obligation being assumed . |
| 14 | Nor do I believe that the conclusion to be drawn from all this is that life is a miserable business . |
| 15 | Nor do I believe that the zeal of discovery is a cause for shame . |
| 16 | Most surprising of all is The Ride of the Valkyries , whose main dotted rhythm is swallowed up , trivializing its character ; nor do I find that the silent-movie tempo and pinched recording quality do much for the Lohengrin in Act 3 Prelude . |
| 17 | How do I know that the firms involved in Compact are reputable ? |
| 18 | How do I know that the alternatives to belief in God , like Marxism and Humanism , are sustainable in the same way ? |
| 19 | Little did I think that the one-time pretty young copy typist would end up bellowing in my ear . |
| 20 | There was something enthralling about this scene , the three girls in the circle of insect-laden light , so that I had n't wondered what she was doing and only now did I realise that the girl was a fortune-teller . |
| 21 | Nor did I desist until the patients were worn out , and said that now the devil had fled . |
| 22 | The principles of the NBS , brainchild of A1 Garden Aquaria 's Peter Oakes , were outlined in last month 's column , but little did I imagine that the device itself would be in my hands so soon afterwards , let alone up and running in time for this update . |
| 23 | The field was laid out in strips about two feet apart and only after pushing into the crop did I realize that the plants were trained up a trellis of almost invisible wires and that I was in a hop field — a ‘ beer field ’ , as Duncan would have called it . |
| 24 | We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ? |
| 25 | Also did you realise that the absorption of amino acids through the gut is competitive , i.e. if you put a load of neat amino acids into a bait you can prevent the absorption of others that are needed ! |
| 26 | And did you think that the Germans were were bad or ? |
| 27 | ‘ Did you check if the flight was on time ? ’ |
| 28 | Did you see that the British High Commissioner of Sri Lanka has been chucked out of Sri Lanka ? |
| 29 | But did you find that the overall thing is an obsession with speed . |
| 30 | unc Did you find that the top and bottom of each fraction was multiplied by 3 to give the next fraction on the line ? |