Example sentences of "[be] [conj] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean Preston is about twenty miles south of er where we are but I know that there are gardens north of where we are that do grow good peaches but what they do they cover the er plants during the early spring round about February time and they cover it with very fine ne net , that 's all they need to do with it just cover it up when the flowers are out , make sure that they lift it off every now and again to do the pollinating , get them set and then when the frosts have gone take the net off . |
| 2 | And Rital , whose east European eyes had seen been and done it all for more of a century than she chose to admit , merely shrugged and locked the door . |
| 3 | ‘ Here , mister , would you like to see what you 've been and done to me ? ’ |
| 4 | They 've been on loo while they 've been and done them . |
| 5 | Her mother says , ‘ Do n't judge before you 've not actually been and do n't believe everything you read 'cos you can read the same stories about every town in England , good and bad . ’ |
| 6 | Such descriptions give a generalised picture of what such characters are and do . |
| 7 | ‘ Not so , ’ replies the university ; ‘ give if you will ; withhold if you must but understand if you can what nature of community we are and do not deprive us of our freedom , the freedom to pursue , and to teach others to pursue , knowledge for its own sake in whatever guise it presents itself to us ; for that is of our very essence. , |
| 8 | If the loose ferrets make contact with the wounded rabbits they become preoccupied , stay where they are and do not resurface . |
| 9 | He calls Christians on all sides of industry , and in any working situation , to bring honour to the name of Christ , to deal with the real and potential conflicts of our relationships by applying the principles of service in all we are and do . |
| 10 | " Yes you are and do n't argue with me . |
| 11 | The distinction is a very significant one , because all the great religions of the world have emphasized how important it is that religion and life are bound up together , that religion does not hive off into some remote corner unrelated to the real world ; all religions do bother about the secular in the first sense of the word — about how life is actually lived and what people are and do , and not just about what they say and believe . |
| 12 | It would be beneficial to warn people to change their ‘ alien ’ notes to familiar currency during the Christmas period so they know where they are and do not give the opportunity to the fast buck merchants of lining their nests . |
| 13 | And clearly anyone from outside Northwest Manchester has got to start looking at the are and doing some research and finding out where the big firms are , who the important people are , etcetera , to make sure that I know the area that I 'm candidate in . |
| 14 | Just like your dad , you are and did n't I tell him that teaching you reading and writing would n't bring any good ? ’ |
| 15 | And oh , the frustration that can build up in our lives as Christians because we are not where we should be or doing what God purposes for us ! |
| 16 | But if our picture of God is wrong , then our whole presupposition of what it is possible for God to be or do is correspondingly altered . |
| 17 | What size should it be and does it matter which design is chosen ? |
| 18 | It means that they should be and do what we would reasonably expect of them . |
| 19 | ‘ She came into this life knowing she was going to do something , to be and do something great , ’ she says . |
| 20 | Their discussion of what the press ‘ should be and do ’ reflects an East — West Cold War divide and they set out ideal , polar positions so as to highlight differences . |
| 21 | The question of what it is desirable for Japan to be and do deeply divides the Japanese , but few fail to acknowledge that being Japanese sets them apart . |
| 22 | Hard as nails he may be but do n't let anyone tell you Hank has n't got a sense of humour . |
| 23 | Hard as nails he may be but do n't let anyone tell you Hank has n't got a sense of humour . |
| 24 | What is is this come to light after the event as it were or did you know that was there when we were redoing the machine ? |
| 25 | ‘ We 've known for 23 years what the potential problems were but done little to solve them , ’ says Hinners . |
| 26 | Well they were because do n't you remember one of the |
| 27 | 2 Is it self-evident what the subject is or does ? |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't really know what an actuary is or does ’ is a fairly typical reaction by many young people , if asked whether they have considered the actuarial profession as a future career . |
| 29 | Secondly , the tension surrounding the question of " form " — the sense that what design is or does is embodied in form ie the material form of objects , yet also the sense that form , once considered as important is yet not enough , that design is " more than " a matter of merely forming things . |
| 30 | Taylor could risk Platt at Wembley next Wednesday , but the feeling is that doing so would not go down too well with Juventus . |