Example sentences of "do something [prep] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The usherette assured me that the manager would do something about it but he was busy just then with the projectionist , so she would pass on my complaint when he came down . |
| 2 | ‘ If only we knew why , we 'd do something about it . |
| 3 | ‘ If only we knew why , we 'd do something about it . |
| 4 | The idea of boredom is not very distressing to us because if we are bored we can usually do something about it , and so can a horse in the wild . |
| 5 | If we all want it put a stop to , will the government do something about it , or will it be like you said , Mr. Gerrard ? |
| 6 | If you catch her stealing blueprints , let me know , and I 'll do something about it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You could do something about it , ’ said Robyn . |
| 8 | Once levels of savings and the ability to risk innovation decline ( sometimes exacerbated by malnutrition and food shortages at critical points in the agricultural calendar ) the necessity to ‘ do something about it ’ becomes all the more urgent and difficult . |
| 9 | Bunting ( 1978 ) in more general terms disclaims this responsibility and states that with the introduction of high-yielding paddy it was to be expected there were social problems but it was up to the politicians to ‘ do something about it ’ . |
| 10 | But they 'll be back , when they 've gathered more men , if we do n't do something about it . ’ |
| 11 | And anyway , even if we ask them , I mean , even if they think we can do something about it , though Christ knows what , I do n't want a lot of knowalls who have n't got any kids and do n't know the first thing about them telling us what to do with ours — ’ |
| 12 | I said , each person sitting in this room is entitled to their emotions and if you 're unhappy then you should do something about it , because you ca n't carry on this way with this tension , it 's not productive , it 's not fun … ‘ |
| 13 | In the end I decided to try and do something about it . |
| 14 | And when they go out on a football field they can do something about it . |
| 15 | Of course , you 'd read of these places and screwed up your nose in disgust and said such things should n't be permitted , and why did n't someone else do something about it . |
| 16 | What 's even two thousand compared to the unimaginable numbers who might perish if that device does detonate sooner or later — almost certainly sooner — if we do n't do something about it ? ’ |
| 17 | I 'm killing all these plants by taking my students to Land 's End , I must do something about it . |
| 18 | We assume you do n't know it , and will do something about it ’ . |
| 19 | It was when I asked [ my wife ] to inject me in the neck that she said that she 'd leave me and take the [ four ] kids with her , if I did n't do something about it . |
| 20 | ‘ If you believe he did it , then you can do something about it , ca n't you , Mr Fancy-Yourself ? |
| 21 | Better do something about it , had n't we ? " |
| 22 | We 've got ta do something about it . |
| 23 | The singular virtue of action-research is that things could not be left at that — it was necessary to go on and do something about it all . |
| 24 | He decides he must do something about it and goes off to find the works engineer . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm sure she 'll do something about it . ’ |
| 26 | We know , even those of us who are still smoking know what the , what the problems are , let's get on and do something about it ! |
| 27 | people do understand that there ar , if there 's a problem and you can do something about it without being a hero , as Mark said then something should be done . |
| 28 | You we should do something about it . |
| 29 | I mean he 's actually encouraged them , he 's said , Yes okay fine , go ahead , let's sort it out , let's do something about it . |
| 30 | And of course if it 's a husband and wife , the two of you together should be thinking of this sort of information because you can do something about it in your will . |