Example sentences of "do [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last ten days gradually it has been coming back since the really trough period in late January with the war and the snow , etc. , and in fact this week erm we 're expecting this week to probably do double the level of bookings that we did last week , and that 's on overseas holidays for summer and winter . |
| 2 | And I 'd I do think it 's possible erm with help for people both sides have a partnership to change you know if we take an honest look at ourselves . |
| 3 | If that 's in the question , then do compare and do contrast . |
| 4 | John even goes as far as to boast that The Borrowers is breaking new ground : ‘ In fact , some of the things we can now do make the special effects in Star Wars look prehistoric . ’ |
| 5 | That rarity , an album without a filler — admire every aspect as Owens finger-flicks his way through the Stax-happy , gospel croons on a couple of things Sam Cooke would have loved to wrap his larynx around , and opts for the more brooding approach on the let's do crunch of ‘ Why You Treat Me This Way ? ’ — ‘ Blues Soul ’ is remarkable not only for the performance of its outfront star , but also for that of the Pete Wingfield-led back-up squad , which nary places a quaver in the wrong place , along with Mike Vernon 's knowing production . |
| 6 | I 'll go and do want anything ? |
| 7 | Said , you better do mate ! |
| 8 | To assess the state of organic maturity in the thrust province properly we need do know three main things : the geometry of the thrust sheets including the present thickness of rocks of different ages , the amount of pre-Mesozoic erosion , and past geothermal gradients . |
| 9 | He insisted he had not abdicated , but what should he do know ? *q Before any advice could given , at least by the British the Shah and Soraya flew on to Rome — perhaps because King Faisal was embarrassed by his presence in Baghdad and perhaps because the Shah thought they would be sager and more comfortable in the Italian capital . |
| 10 | What 's he do know ? |
| 11 | well no , because what you can do know is you can go to somebody who will sit down with a mini computer and that 's what you need , a mini computer and will sit down and will look at a job and will say right , if you take this job , it can also claim Family Credit of so much , and , and they actually do a , a sort of alternative benefit calculation , and what they do is they look at , if you take this job and take all the other things into account , will you be better off ? |
| 12 | Giving what we 're being asked to do we do need to have something that focus on general skills and abilities , we 've got ta decide what they are . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , I can see you do need to speak to me . ’ |
| 14 | and what 'll they do buy the shares back off people which 'll |
| 15 | Further , any person contemplating publication of statements in such a discussion would face duplication of the proceedings and increased costs in any case where the allegations made do identify an individual councillor or officer . |
| 16 | Er I was still slobbing around in my dressing-gown and you know yesterday 's clothes and so I I I thought I 'd better get up and do stuff . |
| 17 | Whenever we can we try and do stuff that is as close as possible to this house . |
| 18 | In particular , while some things we can do give us great satisfaction , other tasks leave us cold . |
| 19 | you 've just taken a knock you did n't get the job , it 's not to say a job wo n't come up again now what you gon na do give up or keep trying ? |
| 20 | I 'll just finish reading this and then I 'll er go and do give me a smackerooney , look at that lovely face , a little angel , a little angel |
| 21 | But anyway , we created that whole idea that no-one could photograph him , no-one could do do a story on him unless it was going to be a cover story , which was outrageous because he was virtually unknown in America . |
| 22 | ‘ I can see I shall have to tell you more about Brownies before you believe in what they can do and do do . |
| 23 | GUSHIEST COMMENT : ‘ The greatest thing you can do do when you love somebody is to make another human being . ’ |
| 24 | Now what we 'll do do you like pizza ? |
| 25 | What what do you think they could do do ? |
| 26 | Well in the evening they ca n't do do that now . |
| 27 | We could do do things like that |
| 28 | I do n't do do sun beds |
| 29 | Oh no , it is nice to have a nice car but you have to make do do n't you ? |
| 30 | No you must n't do do n't |