Example sentences of "do very well [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inasmuch as ‘ good ’ television is confrontational , violent , full of event — why then , I think most people would agree , on reflection , yes , communally , we could do very well without TV . |
| 2 | You can live without meat but you would n't do very well without vegetables . |
| 3 | Brim 's translation ‘ You will be smitten with the Egyptian dermatitis , characterized by swellings , dry crusts , and ulcers , from which you will never be healed , and the Lord shall smite you in the knees , and in the legs , with a sore botch that can not be healed from the sole of thy foot to the top of thy head ’ not only gives a description that would do very well for syphilis but also pre-empts the habit of the fifteenth-century Europeans of ascribing the disease to the enemy . |
| 4 | This will do very well for the sort of story that is a combination of the novel of humour ( a story of cumulative comic events ) and the blueprint detective story . |
| 5 | ‘ This will do very well for the moment , ’ he murmured , nibbling her ear , his hands finding at last the soft flesh between her thighs . |
| 6 | ‘ I think Canada will do very well over the next four years . |
| 7 | You did n't do very well over the weekend , did you , 'cos I was watching them and they did n't do that well . |
| 8 | Then you would n't have people thinking that going to a Phish concert means you have to put up with the smell of somebody who did n't do very well at school . |
| 9 | and would do very well at it if it was a sensible package and not the rubbishy WordPerfect . |
| 10 | She would not do very well on any test of strength , stamina , or suppleness . |
| 11 | So , on that , wh not if but when that question comes up you should do very well on it I think . |
| 12 | Taliesin will do very well on his own . ’ |
| 13 | The defe most people , if they 've revised , would do very well on any one of these as a single essay if they were given three hours . |
| 14 | They usually can ; but they do n't do very well in the marathon four days later ! |
| 15 | A The natural water conditions of the Severum , ( Heros sererus ) , are very soft and acid , with a pH of 6 , but aquarium strains will do very well in neutral to moderately alkaline conditions . |
| 16 | They are young and talented and if they choose to turn professional they could do very well in pro events and become a major coaching influence in Ireland . |
| 17 | its really cold , yeah oh that was good , I enjoyed that she 's still there , she 's a Lance Corporal now as well and I must admit well I , I did n't think she 'd ev , she was always crying but I never thought she 'd actually do very well in the T A , did n't seem to have the get up and go about it but she obviously sorted herself out and got , Spambo Man they called me . |
| 18 | ‘ Les has had a few problems but he could do very well alongside Deanesy . ’ |
| 19 | First , a lot of these lads had n't done very well at school , so the training provides them with a better chance of a fresh start once they have paid off their debt to society . |
| 20 | And that one that got sent away he , he learnt a certain job which he 's done in ever since and he 's done very well at it . |
| 21 | Not having done very well at school ( not even allowed to sit the Oxbridge exams ) , she had nevertheless been diligent about her piano lessons , and was in fact quite good on the instrument . |
| 22 | You can see we , we 've done very well on this . |
| 23 | You 've done very well with the diet of course . |
| 24 | By the end of the week she had done very well with her collecting and made several interesting contacts . |
| 25 | You 've done very well with it . |
| 26 | Well I think that we have shown that we 're prepared to support Gorbachev in so far as er peace reform in the Soviet Union , but I think we 've got to look towards our own security in the West and we 've done very well with NATO , with the defensive block NATO over the last 40 years or so , and until we can have cast iron guarantees that Gorbachev is going to be secure and that he 's actually going to carry out his promises we 've got to keep our guard up . |
| 27 | Benjamin Titford 's material and social success during a lifetime spanning 65 years could not match that of William the Undertaker , but he had done very well for himself , for all that . |
| 28 | But Porterfield stressed : ‘ Kevin has done very well for us since coming into the side and has made important saves to keep us alive in some games . ’ |
| 29 | Well I 'm not gon na mention their names but they 're still alive , one 's still in and he 's doing , he 's done very well for himself . |
| 30 | You 've done very well for an hour or so . |