Example sentences of "do [be] the " in BNC.

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1 Another reason for norm-referenced tests not providing a description of what a pupil knows and can do is the lack of clear specification of learning objectives , at least as far as the formulation of pupil performance on the test is concerned .
2 So what , what I 'll shall do it was fourteen pounds no what I 'll do is the whole amount and if she says any thing I say .
3 We 've got to realise that there 's going to families out and about , and what we 'll do is the aircraft er I have n't seen the scenario on paper , but just off the top of my head , I can tell you that the aircraft will make their approaches to the base as if it were a real target .
4 How this is done is the process of pattern formation .
5 Probably the only person really aware of how good a job has been done is the selector and the selector 's line manager .
6 In any study being undertaken , the first thing to be done is the obvious one of finding out what organisations exist and whether they are part of a national body — such as the Women 's Institute , Mothers ' Union , Guides or Scouts — or purely local , such as the Film Club or the Debating Society .
7 The hypertext system for which the implementation has been done is the UNIX version of the Guide hypertext system , which is a product from the University of Kent at Canterbury .
8 However , by section 10 of the Employment Act 1988 the immunity is withdrawn where the reason or one of the reasons for which the act is done is the fact or belief that the employer is employing non-union labour .
9 What should be done is the level of housing allocated to Selby should be assessed in terms of whether it can be satisfactorily accommodated , and if it ca n't then it should n't be allocated .
10 I think erm there is some dispute as to erm what size the new settlement must be to become what 's termed an integrated and balanced community , and given the importance of this issue , and it has been with us for the last three years , ever since the new settlement was first proposed , erm I find it very surprising that North Yorkshire County Council have not undertaken any work of their own on this subject area , and have relied instead on a a residual approach to find the new settlement size , and I must say I find that very unsatisfactory , what North Yorkshire County Council are inviting you , erm , to accept is whatever size the residual for Greater York is , you know , has been in the past I should say , proposals from the public , from the private sector have come forward , an and the County Council have used those proposals as confirmation that the new settlement of that particular size was viable , it 's a sort of self fulfilling prophecy , now I think that 's unacceptable , what they have n't done is the second part of the technical exercise , which is to look at the thresholds of the various services and facilities required in the new settlement .
11 I 've been doing this for twenty five years so the best deal I 've ever done is the sale I make each week which brings me three hundred quidHe later went onto spend over five hundred pounds on a Mickey Mouse Toy .
12 what we 've , what we 've done is the said job where , where
13 On the whole I bore the strictures with courage in the firm belief that what had been done was the best that could be done .
14 The nub of the technical job to be done was the control of land use .
15 In this case , it was held that a woman lacked capacity to consent if she had neither the knowledge nor understanding to comprehend that ( a ) what was proposed to be done was the physical fact of penetration of her body by the male organ or if that were not proved , ( b ) that the act of penetration proposed was one of sexual connection as distinct from an act of a totally different character .
16 All that was left to be done was the last-minute cooking .
17 What I was gon na do was the front here was gon na be red yeah ?
18 What you need to do is the exact opposite : set yourself targets that you can reasonably expect to achieve .
19 Assuming that your machine has a standard sized case and existing motherboard the important calculation to do is the value of what you would keep and what you would throw away .
20 All you wan na to do is the ventilation on it .
21 I 'd like the words when they 're crytalised … since thefirst thing my daughter ( now 19months ) learned to do was the arm movements to ‘ ooh aah Cantona ’ , I suppose I should teach her something new … perhaps I 'll modify the last phrase though ; - )
22 and er , so all I had to do was the tenons really and , and at least you know that they 're symmetrical
23 Of course the thing really worth doing is the thing that is too difficult — ’
24 The result of so doing is the sad and mischievous error of seeing little or no moral difference between the painless killing of chickens and that of unwanted children .
25 What they do see me doing is the school run , shopping , cooking their meals and running the household .
26 The principal reason for so doing is the effect of statutory duties imposed on the landlord in respect of the provision of sanitary facilities in a multi-occupied building .
27 The first thing we 're doing is the County Council 's going to introduce a charge for people who attend Day Centres .
28 Erm I mean , you can see what he , what he intended doing was the plans were beautiful !
29 If the only reading you ever do is the occasional novel or glossy magazine , then the speed at which you read Probably does not matter very much to you .
30 ‘ It was really hard , because as a rule the first one you do is the one you 'll really believe in .
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