Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] do a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I stopped after a short while and said ‘ this is nonsense — I ca n't learn any more of this sort of thing by two o'clock — I must just do a prose right through and see how I get on ’ .
2 Today we 'll just do a visualisation and try to remove what 's left of your father 's blocking device . ’
3 I 've recorded a lot of stuff with song writers whose work I like , but I 'll probably do a cover version as my first single because , as a TV presented I 'm bound to get a lot of flak at first . ’
4 Well probably in your early days you 'll probably do a mix , but if y the quicker you can get to only work , and even to the extent I mean I went out and bought my own book that had personal recommendations on the front and I would actually show that and say look John the only way I actually work , while I get everything ready you might like to look through because it 's the only way I work , I purely work on a personal recommendation basis and that enables me to get quality clients like yourself erm and I can devote time to you rather than have to go out looking for people to tell my story
5 But they 'll also do a meal for four in your own home .
6 he 'll maybe do a job by , by putting
7 Well I think we 'll actually do a bit of a debrief , yeah ? we should be finished .
8 Sam ( RH ) : We could just do a year and everything but … you see … everything that might be happening then .
9 Well I thought I 'd just do a freezer shop anyway — just the basics basically plus one or two Little Extras , just the odd thing Derek likes , just in case …
10 ‘ When we started off it was meant to be a serious underground label and we thought we 'd just do a couple of thousand .
11 A resident at the C.I.C. hut could easily do a spot of rock-climbing , nip into Fort William to indulge in some leisurely shopping for tartan gonks and still be back in time for a sing-song round the primus stove .
12 I was gon na say y could probably do a roller in the same fabric as
13 nice personalities but he could now do a runner with our van could n't they ?
14 But the others could well do a lot of blaming when they realise what you 've been doing . ’
15 He was asked this question abotu ten years after the book came out and he said he 'd never do a sequal .
16 I 'd never do a thing like that ! ’
17 You 've got to knock some sense into them or they 'd never do a stroke .
18 The leader may also do a lot of listening but have the qualities , lacking in the others , of putting what he hears into an initiative .
19 I would rather do a cross-word puzzle than try a revenue appeal . ’
20 Slim Boswell would soon do a bit of trade there . ’
21 My son would never do a thing like that . ’
22 ‘ My son would never do a thing like that . ’
23 My son would never do a thing like that . ’
24 ‘ I will probably do a film in America next year , ’ she confirmed late in 1989 .
25 We will then do a deal with the employer to release the trainee back to us one day per week for training .
26 The König engine is astonishingly quiet and will certainly do a lot to enhance microlighters image with the public .
27 So you can all do a summary , every single one of you , okay .
28 You can still do a lot , but you 'll need a different approach .
29 But this teams needs more continuity than up to now and it can still do a lot better .
30 Modern methods are all very well , but you can still do a lot with a hammer and chisel .
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