Example sentences of "do as [pron] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 3 ) At all events , from that age , make him do as he is bid , if you whip him ten times running to effect it . |
| 2 | Not a diamond , perhaps , but a flinty , 18-carat performance from a competitive lad whose patient willingness to do as he is bid by club and country as either No 10 or 15 is a lasting credit . |
| 3 | While members must make the major policy decisions , Bains recognised that officers contribute to the stimulation and formulation of policy : ‘ … the skilled professional officer is not just a servant who is paid to do as he is told ’ ( Bains 1972:8 ) . |
| 4 | Émile Chaillot displayed the deep impatience of a bureaucrat towards an artist who is not doing as he is bid . |
| 5 | ‘ For your daughter 's sake , Mrs Abberley , make sure your husband does as he is told this time . |
| 6 | ‘ For your daughter 's sake , Mrs Abberley , make sure your husband does as he is told this time . |