Example sentences of "[verb] they [vb mod] do [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who live nearby say they 'll do everything in their power to try to stop it . |
| 2 | But they say they can do nothing . |
| 3 | I see people now in the same situation as I was before , unable to meet anyone , and they do n't feel they can do anything about it , and I want to say ‘ Yes you can ! ’ |
| 4 | For she was one of those born failures as a disciplinarian , one of those teachers whose classes know they can do anything they want . |
| 5 | But er the government , a long while ago , actually decided they ought to do something about knocking the institutions ' heads together and they drew up a plan called the Council of Engineering Institutes , where the idea was we get a little of coordination across the entire patch . |
| 6 | It 's very important they feel they can do something themselves as well . |
| 7 | ‘ I do think they should do something for it . ’ |
| 8 | I mean they 'll do nothing about sex , they 'll just do all about morals , wo n't they , and decent , respectable people I 'd say and biology 's just cold and clinical . |
| 9 | It 's about individual people realising they can do something beyond what they may normally expect to achieve . ’ |
| 10 | It makes prisoners realise they can do something , and we 're all in the same society |
| 11 | I mean er erm it 's a single market for every citizen of the E C twelve so an Italian , a Belgian , a German can come to this country and work , er but the p Assuming they can do everything else as equal , their qualifications are equal and so on . |
| 12 | ‘ I can only assume they were intoxicated by the flood of enthusiasm from central government , and thought they could do anything , even build power stations in the sand , ’ he says . |
| 13 | Right Said Fred learned they could do something , and they learned to be proud of it . |
| 14 | people think they ought to do something for you . |
| 15 | Many businesses think they can do nothing to protect themselves — but Barclays offers well-proven ways to limit damage which no business can afford to ignore . |
| 16 | Thus when the officials think they must do something to stimulate tourism , plant trees or preserve the countryside , instead of acting themselves , they float a tourist board , a forestry commission or a countryside commission . |
| 17 | Having waited so long to hear from the ‘ one man ’ who knew what had happened , when he appeared they could do nothing but gaze on him ; having made him into a celluloid star , there was no reason at this point to spoil it , and make him real . |
| 18 | The makers say banning them will do nothing to improve road safety , but the police insist lives will be saved . |
| 19 | If people are properly motivated they will do anything and enjoy it . |
| 20 | Go to the Police Station and ask for him , please , perhaps if someone like you shows that he knows he 's missing they will do something . |