Example sentences of "[vb mod] do [subord] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the government of Norway was to state during the free trade discussions of 1958 , ‘ whatever the United Kingdom does we must do as well ’ . |
| 2 | The crux of the argument — the impetus of the Girls into Science and Technology ( GIST ) , Women into Science and Engineering ( WISE ) and INSIGHT schemes — is that more girls must take up science subjects ; girls must do as well as boys . |
| 3 | Yeah but you did say on that base oh well you pay tax but obviously you must do as well then |
| 4 | Also taking into account any other P H I benefits we must do as well . |
| 5 | Oh I know what I must do as well . |
| 6 | Some of you might do as well . |
| 7 | We 'll do as well with the two of us do n't you think ? |
| 8 | ‘ The things I could do if only I had oodles of cash , ’ she added with an intense longing . |
| 9 | The son of the family went to California , learnt what made the Californians tick , and swore he could do as well , if not better , back in France . |
| 10 | Lord Palmerston sent for me and told me in a jaunty way that he would have nothing to do with this Gothic style , and that though he did not want to disturb my appointment he must insist on my making a design in the Italian style which he felt sure I could do as well as the other . |
| 11 | If you think you could do as well , get cracking — if your game 's anywhere near as bostin' as this one , you could find fame and fortune as a Commodore Force Megastar ! |
| 12 | Now Mill concedes that the guardian , the despots might manage the affairs of the state tolerably well that there 's no reason of principle why a very enlightened despot could n't do fairly well , although Mill claims that no despot could do as well as a good democracy . |
| 13 | Mr Dinkins said he wished ‘ that we could do as well as Tokyo does ’ in keeping crime low and hoped to learn how Tokyo has largely avoided New York 's problems of high crime , drugs and unemployment . |
| 14 | It could do because obviously there are a number of other considerations , not least affordability er within the defence programme which erm from my point of view is a very important consideration . |
| 15 | His lips were moving quietly as he mouthed to himself what he would do if ever he had Corbett in his power . |
| 16 | ‘ There is no particular reason for using it — many other things would do as well ’ , he commented . |
| 17 | The Weavers ' Company would do as well as any other in the circumstances , especially since his cousins , as silk weavers , were already members of it . |
| 18 | Solid boards would do as well but would make a much heavier bellows . |
| 19 | There was a cloakroom somewhere , but this would do as well . |
| 20 | I said I would fetch an answer and he smiled as though he knew my lord is not here , and replied that my lady would do as well , in fact better . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If it comes to it , ’ he said , ‘ a sand-filled sock would do as well as anything . |
| 22 | Their lordships would do as well to use an Electronic Random Number Indicating Machine . " |
| 23 | ‘ Which I will do as soon as you tell me how much I owe ! ’ |
| 24 | I will do as soon as I 've decided what I need . |
| 25 | ‘ Hence , when money wages are rising , workers may , rightly or wrongly , credit such rises to unions and hope that by beginning or continuing to support them they will do as well or even better in the future ’ ( Bain and Elsheikh , 1976 , p. 64 ) . |
| 26 | Nothing less than a script will do because so many of the key visual elements will only be apparent through the dialogue . |
| 27 | I ca n't think of anyone who does as many things as Madonna can do as well . ’ |
| 28 | Now it is true that , as we have seen , the GCSE is intended to test what a candidate can do as well as what he knows and understands ; it is intended , therefore , that the oral part of the examination in languages , including English , shall have a more central importance . |
| 29 | This may be a craft you can do as well as machine knitting and if not , a quiet afternoon or evening teaching yourself to crochet will be time well spent . |
| 30 | One , two , three rimmit , oh brilliant , oh you come on you can do as well , one , two , three rimmit , oh yeah , |