Example sentences of "do [adv] [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | slotting done so we have a template there that we can deal with on the twenty fifth . |
| 2 | To do so it loads a driver DEVSWAP.COM in the CONFIG.SYS file . |
| 3 | Marx tries to get away from the idea of private property when discussing pre-capitalist social systems by using the phrase ‘ appropriation of nature ’ but in doing so he uses a word with the same root as ‘ property ’ . |
| 4 | In his chapter on children 's pictures , Roger Wales considers what is to be made of what children are doing when they produce a picture . |
| 5 | When asked to show what it was he offered a bottle opener , but Miss Sherwin said as he did so he dropped a polythene bag containing 12 LSD tabs and a small amount of cannabis resin . |
| 6 | So why , if the bugs that the sneezing man spread about the bus were the cause of the illness , did not everyone get a cold ? |
| 7 | Engineers in managerial positions should therefore recognise that they have enhanced responsibilities in three important respects : the introduction and operation of a proper risk management programme ; the effective discharge of their broader duties , so that they do not themselves become a source of risk ; and in the making of judgements relating tot he tolerability of risk . |
| 8 | ‘ If you did well you became a manager , got a job in the airlines or a good position in the army . |
| 9 | Why did n't we make a picnic by the lake ? |
| 10 | Did n't we get a bit from the FA or whatever to make it a ground for the European Championships ? |
| 11 | Did n't we share a bath when we were little , ride ponies together when we were bigger ? |
| 12 | Did n't we see a boy that looks just like Barry ? |
| 13 | ‘ But did n't they sign a pact , or something ? ’ |
| 14 | Did n't they quote a figure for Rocky and White , it would be interesting to compare the quoted values for these two players and see if Wilko got a good deal . |
| 15 | Well why did n't they get a mile away from where they put that money they could 've , they could 've been planned it away , a mile away all |
| 16 | Why did n't they use a spotlight ? |
| 17 | And the I go erm so then I go , Yeah but did n't they look a bit stupid she goes , Actually everyone 's laughing at and they go , Thank god for that . |
| 18 | Why did n't they produce a grandstand actually full of people ? ) complete Turkish prison with 6 of the ‘ best fans in the world ’ contained inside . |
| 19 | Did n't you buy a sheet there ? |
| 20 | Did n't you hear a couple of the men warning me to be careful on the way home and not start any arguments with you ? ’ |
| 21 | Did n't you hear a word I said ? ’ he growled . |
| 22 | One constable said , ‘ Why did n't you get a bit of discussion going like this before ? |
| 23 | ‘ I 've got to look over my shoulder , because there 's always somebody that says ‘ Well , why did n't you take a stat sample ? ’ |
| 24 | And somebody says ‘ Why did n't you take a stat ? |
| 25 | ‘ Why did n't you have a shower before dinner ? |
| 26 | So why did why did n't you have a shower |
| 27 | I mean , did n't you have a clue ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Did n't you have a mother that loved you ? |
| 29 | Did n't you have a game ? |
| 30 | ‘ Why did n't you have a shot when the goin' was good ? |