Example sentences of "[modal v] do everything [prep] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 We must do everything with the utmost precision , and beauty of tone .
2 For example , if you get a new Windows application ( such as Quattro Pro for Windows ) all you need to do is run its Install or Setup program and it 'll do everything for you .
3 So I mean it 'll do everything barring
4 I 'll do everything in my power to get you out .
5 Those who live nearby say they 'll do everything in their power to try to stop it .
6 I know I could n't begin to give you the kind of life you 'd have with Dunbar , but I 'd do everything in my power to make you happy . ’
7 And he said , ‘ Do you know , all my life I 've been looking for somebody who could do everything for three pounds a week . ’
8 We had to cook our own meals because the housemother was n't living in ; we used to do everything for ourselves .
9 Susan and Gay were the people she liked best in the world , and when her father died she had made a mental vow that she would do everything in her power to make life happy for this sister of hers who had worked so hard and shown such courage .
10 Nan was in the running for that kind of life , and Emily would do everything in her power to get it for her .
11 If my sons want to train as chartered accountants , I shall do everything in my power to persuade them otherwise .
12 And what school they are at , they will do everything to everything required through the school health service .
13 In a letter to the Australian Stock Exchange , the company said it would ‘ vigorously oppose the appointment that has been made and will do everything in its power to have the receivership rescinded . ’
14 We are only too aware of the frustrations and annoyance of a sale which collapses and we will do everything in our power to ensure that your sale is completed to your total satisfaction and with a minimum of fuss .
15 It does n't mean that you will do everything in this way — you will have your own ideas and so will your management .
16 In reality they will do everything in their power to avoid this , because the primary function of their venom is to incapacitate their prey and they can not afford to waste it unless they are driven to extremes .
17 ‘ He is misleading people and will do everything in his power to keep away from me because we both know I 'll beat him again .
18 Police yesterday put out warnings on local radio stations telling ticket holders that officers will do everything in their power to stop the rave .
19 I will do everything in the power of the private citizen . ’
20 Major Malcolm Wallace , the British Olympic equestrian team manager , said last night : ‘ I 'm sure she will do everything in her power to keep equestrianism where it belongs as a strong and integral part of the Olympic movement . ’
21 Does the Secretary of State accept that the Opposition hope very much that , after years of violence and despair , a political settlement will emerge , and that we will do everything in our power to achieve such an outcome , based on the three strands agreement ?
22 Peter Jackson , Middlesbrough council 's Conservative group leader , whose council ward includes the proposed site , said : ‘ I will do everything in my power to resist this development . ’
23 I will do everything in the power of the private citizen . ’
24 ‘ I and the rest of Northumbria Police will do everything in our power to support PC Hay and his dead colleague 's family .
25 ‘ I will do everything within my power to make the new London salon a success , ’ she said aloud .
26 The strongest reaction thus far has come from the French Association of Banks ( AFB ) , which has declared : " We will do everything within our means to prevent [ this directive ] from being adopted " .
27 I think by the demonstration this morning that people are not prepared to see the building fall down and I think that , erm if necessary , people will do everything within their power to prevent the erm the contractors moving in .
28 But , unusually , the venture will do everything from research and design through to manufacture compared with the now notorious ‘ screwdriver ’ assembly-only factories set up by many foreign investors in Britain .
29 ‘ Yes , ’ said Dalgliesh , 'we 're so sated now with scientific wonders that it 's a bit disconcerting when we find that technology can do everything except what we want it to . ’
30 Some people think that the police can do everything under the sun like , but of course you ca n't .
  Next page