Example sentences of "he [modal v] [adv] do [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He should neither do damage to Mr. Jones , nor be slow in warning him of any impending danger ; fornication , marriage , gambling and the haunting of taverns or playhouses was strictly proscribed , and generally a monastic restraint was to be observed in all things . |
| 2 | So he 'll probably do locums for a while . ’ |
| 3 | I could do his job any time but he could n't do mine . |
| 4 | Mr Vernon admitted that he could not do justice to all the fund raising efforts of the year , but would nonetheless like to congratulate the organisers of the four local appeals in Lincolnshire , Filey , the Mersey area and Derbyshire who all reached and surpassed their targets in 1990 . |
| 5 | He had a clean , bare style ; when writing he seemed to be able to slip the burden of his personality as he could never do face to face . |
| 6 | he could still do work , I mean he could still |
| 7 | It may have been a stopping-place for drovers — but he could still do Dr Johnson the honour of making lemonade from fresh lemons . |
| 8 | He 'd never do Mike 's job . |
| 9 | Well he 'd never do Mike 's job anyway but |
| 10 | He would willingly do homage to whoever was selected . |
| 11 | ‘ I wish he would n't do things like that . ’ |
| 12 | Which was the way he would always do things , she realised . |
| 13 | He maintained his refusal to comment on the polls , and remained adamant he would never do deals on proportional representation . |
| 14 | Course he ca n't do pencil and paper . |