Example sentences of "[that] does [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A successful gene will be one that does well in the environments provided by these other genes that it is likely to meet in lots of different bodies . |
| 2 | It has a special ‘ Shut-tight ’ spring-tensioned hinge that does away with the need for a door catch . |
| 3 | A good put-down , one that does away with your ego in one fell swoop , can be shattering . |
| 4 | You suggest that Detroit should ‘ join its suburban neighbours in a regional government that does away with redundancies and evens out the huge inequities in school financing and municipal services ’ ( May 8th ) . |
| 5 | Sadly , the city can not do what is most needed : join its suburban neighbours in a regional government that does away with redundancies and evens out the huge inequities in school financing and municipal services . |
| 6 | The announcement that your manufacturer has brought out a washing powder that does away with washing machines would make every front page . |
| 7 | The PenPad PDA 600 is a hand-held personal organiser that does away with a keyboard and is aimed at the traditional Filofax and electronic organiser markets . |
| 8 | The Black-blotched Butterflyfish ( Chaetodon ephippium ) is another species that does particularly well in an aquarium , when properly acclimated . |
| 9 | One aspect of this year that does particularly please me , is the continued success of our washroom hygiene service , where sales for contracts and jobs have hardly been affected by the economic climate . |
| 10 | You have joined the RSPB because you want to help protect birds and their habitats — when we talk about " helping the Society " it is always taken to mean " helping the birds " through supporting the organisation that does most to protect them . |
| 11 | " The concept of the Labour aristocracy has had its value in drawing attention to differences within the working class but if it implies the existence … of a labour elite distinctly separated from lower strata and marked by political behaviour of an acquiescent type then it is a concept that does more harm than good to historical truth " . |
| 12 | The only exception in my case , is that I 've used a firm that does more than thirty-five thousand pounds worth of work a year . |
| 13 | ‘ But there is one thing that does very much interest me , as it happens … and that 's your answer to my question … the one I asked five minutes ago and to which you have so far avoided giving an answer … ’ |
| 14 | I mean , to be quite honest about it , it 's a , it 's an unsatisfactory settlement , from whichever political party that you come from , and it 's about time , perhaps , the conservatives recognised that you ca n't support a national government policy that does as much damage to the people of LIncolnshire as this transport supplementary grant settlement has done . |
| 15 | The spark that does often make people go is when there are changes in the international organisation or indeed a change in the fortunes of the company . |
| 16 | And I would n't mind getting my hands on one of those typewriters that does all the work for you . |
| 17 | Their claim was based on a privilege that does indeed exist for libel , where the defendant is not required to disclose his sources . |