Example sentences of "they do so " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they do so , yet another Asian city - ironically in the circumstances , the most Thatcherite of them all — will be dying . |
| 2 | They do so by creating credit . |
| 3 | In accordance with the procedures governing Roger Hall 's comedy , they do so at regularly-spaced intervals , each entering with a gasp and clad in a ridiculous profusion of scarves , hats and rainwear , so that his droll point about the awfulness of the country 's climate can be adequately appreciated . |
| 4 | When they return to sources they do so in an increasingly normal , quietly acceptable manner that brings a more domestic way of ending . |
| 5 | Local authorities , educational establishments and other landowners will have to keep their public land clear of litter , and citizens will be able to apply to the courts for a ‘ litter abatement order ’ to ensure they do so . |
| 6 | Eventually the by now substantial crowds are ushered along the walls towards the square by the barely adolescent soldiers , some of whom ask for cigarettes as they do so . |
| 7 | However , the world 's preponderance of very poor people want to get richer as quickly as they can and are probably not too concerned if they do so at the expense of the environment . |
| 8 | But they will be quick to point out to ministers that ‘ helping the poorest ’ can often lead to poverty and unemployment traps , as any state benefit aimed just at low-income households will discourage them from earning more or getting a job if it is withdrawn as soon as they do so . |
| 9 | When they do so , the refinancing will cost far more than the warrant yields originally suggested — around 8–10% , at current interest rates , rather than the 3–5% or less on the warrants . |
| 10 | Onions will be ripening in the sun now , and the tops will bend over as they do so . |
| 11 | I think they do so for peace of mind . |
| 12 | Lacking the ability perhaps to identify the chemical components in proper scientific vocabulary , the groups may exchange emotions , fears and hopes — and may then go on to decipher the chemical nomenclature together , if it proves to be necessary , and desirable that they do so . |
| 13 | If they do so he grabs them by the neck and hauls them back to the fold . |
| 14 | If they do so , they are making decisions which they have no right to make , because it is the doctor 's obligation to save life not take it , and the parents ' duty to stand by their children from the day they are born or , if this is not feasible , for society itself to step in and shoulder this ultimate demand upon it . |
| 15 | For that is how they are supposed to function , that is how they publicly claim that they attempt to function , and , as we shall see below , that is the normal way to justify their authority ( i.e. not by assuming that they always succeed in acting in the ideal way , but on the ground that they do so often enough to justify their power ) , and naturally authorities are judged and their performance evaluated by comparing them to the ideal . |
| 16 | They do so by hurrying the loss of cholesterol in the bile . |
| 17 | A few of these dykes reach the surface ; when they do so , a fissure eruption takes place , and basalt lavas pour out over the surface . |
| 18 | When they hit the ground , they may stop abruptly , embedding themselves still glowing , fuming and sizzling slightly in the loose ash ; or they may bounce off , to leap down the steep sides of the cone in a series of great bounds , developing a rapid spin as they do so , and whirring downhill like cannonballs , ending up in a rattling shower of small stones at the bottom . |
| 19 | They use instinct and spontaneity and when they practise something , they do so for the enjoyment it produces and thus it becomes more of a game than a practice . |
| 20 | All living organisms age , undergoing certain physiological changes as they do so . |
| 21 | When they compete locally , they do so in the same way as other moral considerations which we know we have to reconcile somehow . |
| 22 | If they do so , and you are nevertheless denied the right to appeal , that could render an otherwise justified dismissal unfair . |
| 23 | As they do so we tend to know fewer of the people we see in them . |
| 24 | Teachers must rise to the task of making sure that when parents come to judge schools they do so in a way which identifies — and , in so doing , promotes — genuine quality . |
| 25 | A team works hard and plays hard , ie its members not only achieve challenging objectives but enjoy themselves as they do so . |
| 26 | They do so proudly rather than furtively , reckoning that the partnership is of self-evident benefit . |
| 27 | Persuading librarians to contribute , then , may not be a problem , but ensuring that they do so regularly can be . |
| 28 | Yes , machines can process walnuts , along much the same lines as almonds , but they do so very poorly if what you arc after is whole halves . |
| 29 | Both bite their attackers and hang on like bulldogs , letting the venom trickle into the wound as they do so . |
| 30 | Fortunately there are now many people who think this is wrong , and they do so mainly for the same reason , that is , because the ‘ god ’ spoken of has never been explained in a manner which they themselves can easily understand and believe in . |