Example sentences of "do [is] " in BNC.

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1 It 's what you do in n it ?
2 That 's what you do in n it ?
3 Claire , Annabel and I are supposed to help distribute the food , and let me tell you , at some of these do 's it 's like feeding a pack of hounds .
4 He felt sure he 'd have been told of it at literary do 's if she was really ill .
5 In fact , th the New York Saint Andrews Society which exists to er I think to er , apart from to hold er meetings and er get togethers , also to assist er Scots in New York , at least that was one of it 's original er , principles , they have a er a splendid dinner with all these gentlemen in full kilts , kengroms , don'tski and do 's , the whole bangshoot , and and their their women folk can come and watch them from the gallery upstairs .
6 ‘ You do n't come to these do 's without a partner . ’
7 I 've been having one of my little do 's again with men on the doorstep .
8 but her do 's moved forward so she said I 'll have to borrow it before you
9 Oh so and was it all sort of erm erm society do 's that you went to and cocktails and things like
10 The work they do is an inspiring example of what loving community care is all about .
11 An' I du n no 'ow long I 'll be livin' 'fore I 'm sick like yore ol' lady 'angin' rahnd ver launjrette an' waitin' up fer ol' man an' 'avin' Gawd knows 'ow many kids 'angin' rahnd me an' ‘ Mummy this ’ and ‘ Mummy that ’ my Gawd if you mus ' know Sharon all my life all I fuckin' wanner do is shine up there like a dancer or sunnink .
12 What is required , he wrote , is to find an outlet for those energies , for those needs and desires , so that they do not turn inward and rend you to pieces , an outlet , he wrote , but never to imagine that what we do is ever going to be an everlasting achievement .
13 When you start there is a sense in which everything you do is right , there is no clear sense of wrong , though of course it is here that you may make the inevitable false move , take the inevitable wrong turning .
14 All you do is put in the starter compost and the newspaper , add the worms and put some kitchen waste on top .
15 What you do is to fix a line of battens across the wall ( or right round the room ) just above skirting board level , securing them with partly-driven masonry nails so you can remove them later when the adhesive has set .
16 Operating in an international market , what you do is dictated by the moves your competitors in the confectionery and soft drinks markets are making .
17 ‘ I 've been knocking for ages and all ye do is laugh up at me . ’
18 Everything they do is for their children .
19 Her face is pretty bloody and that , so what I do is wet some paper tissues under the tap , and real careful like , I rub the blood off of her mouth and chin .
20 What I do is sit in the chair by the fire .
21 What we do is , pull the curtains shut and switch on the fire .
22 I do n't want them to ask me any more questions , so what I do is I lie back in the sofa and shut my eyes like I 'm asleep .
23 I want to sleep in my old room , so what I do is take the mattress and stick it back in my old room .
24 So , what I do is , I just sort of rub my teeth with my fingers .
25 I get a bit flustered with all the letters , so what I do is , I take them all and go to Sonja 's room .
26 So instead , what I do is just stand outside and look through the window .
27 I get a bit dizzy again and have to take it easy , so what I do is I walk with one arm against the shop windows and that , so I do n't fall over .
28 I puke again , but it 's just like my tummy s being squeezed and all I do is make this coughing noise and nothing comes out .
29 What worms do is tunnel through the earth .
30 In good business , what you do is raise the money and then start the project .
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