Example sentences of "do [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The differences come in what else it will do besides run DOS . |
| 2 | When I ask the fat ladies at the drop-in centre what is the one thing that would do most to improve the estate they say ‘ get rid of the kids ’ and they are only half joking . |
| 3 | This targets them towards the most important part of the prey , where they can do most damage with their first contact . |
| 4 | It needs space to throw the dice and this is not practical in planes and trains where it can do most to relieve the boredom of a long journey . |
| 5 | The Kennel Club defend themselves against accusations that they do not do enough to curtail irresponsible breeding . |
| 6 | At the same time , the committee believed , some West Indian parents did not do enough to support schools and teachers . |
| 7 | Mrs Donaghy and Patricia McKeown , deputy regional secretary of health service union , UNISON , agreed that management do not do enough to support staff . |
| 8 | They tub the velvet off their antlers on to the trees and take off the bark but , , they do n't do enough damage to matter . |
| 9 | ‘ Where I stay the police do n't do enough to stop crime . |
| 10 | The most frequent reason is that the chairperson gets too involved in the task and does n't do enough to manage the process . |
| 11 | However , Northern men are likely to agree that men do n't do enough to look after their children , and they support the idea of women with young children going out to work . |
| 12 | Despite Norman Lamont 's pre-election Budget most analysts believe the Chancellor did n't do enough to secure a victory . |
| 13 | The allegation was that she did not do enough to help her , and over a period of time this had made the carer extremely angry , and at the same time made their mother dissatisfied about the care she was receiving . |
| 14 | He could n't do enough to help . |
| 15 | Does the witness know how to contact you if they are going to be late ? ( 10 ) Do you do enough to help the witness get to court ; proper notice , instructions , map etc ? ( 11 ) Do you have a system for thanking witnesses regardless of whether they have to give evidence ? ( 12 ) Do you have an explanatory leaflet to give the witness ? |
| 16 | ’ Lucienne Palmer : ‘ I was so greedy for Oxford Life that I simply did not do enough work , I know . |
| 17 | But people who knew the man say they think the council did n't do enough to find out if he was in need of help . |
| 18 | He did n't let you do enough did |
| 19 | But mum , he do n't do much messing about does he ? |
| 20 | He might not do much talking back himself . |
| 21 | ‘ The boys at Langley do n't do much talking to us just at the moment . |
| 22 | was quoted as saying words to the effect , that we do n't do much talking until the fighting is done and we hope when we , when we are gone we 'll be glad we came . |
| 23 | But Forest did n't do much threatening either , largely because their brilliant young midfielder , Roy Keane , is being played at centre-back . |
| 24 | As you can imagine , I did n't do much sleeping the first two or three nights I was there . |
| 25 | I found some cotton stuff that would do nicely to replace the sacking at our windows , and a pair of linen sheets . |
| 26 | The idea presumably being that the different instruments could all get along together and could equally well do solo turns . |
| 27 | And there is nothing I can do only to remember you in my prayers , which I do every Sunday , and wish you all the very best . |
| 28 | When the tables had been cleared and those who could do so had entertained the rest with songs and recitations , the whole company settled down for a sing-song . |
| 29 | Anyone who could do so had already left the city for the comparative cool of the country . |
| 30 | The competition now goes into winter hibernation , but when Rangers travel to play the Belgian champions in March they will do so believing they really can reach the final . |