Example sentences of "do this be [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just how anyone can do this is beyond belief , ’ she said . |
| 2 | It is far more difficult to approach someone to whom you do not feel at all dose and in many cases the only way to do this is by means of a third person who may be willing to ask them for their opinion of you . |
| 3 | A most effective means of doing this is through flattery and giving you the status of an innovative thinker . |
| 4 | The most effective way of doing this is for X to comply with the provisions of section 136 of the Law of Property Act 1925 , i.e. to give Y a written notice , signed by X , unconditionally assigning to Y all X 's rights as buyer under the contract of sale . |
| 5 | The traditional way of doing this was through war . |
| 6 | Actually the last time I was stood up on a platform and did this was in front of erm a S G T congress in Dieppe and I tell you I had to do it in French , and it was much more difficult so I 'm hoping this one will go smoothly , but I , what I 'd really like to do is begin with is offer you erm delegates and platform both , a very very warm welcome from the trade union movement in Portsmouth . |
| 7 | The reason they do this is in order to link general criticisms of the capitalist economic system with a specific analysis of the poverty of the elderly , but in doing so they shift their point of reference . |
| 8 | And the way we do this is by resort to moral principles , which we identify , weigh , and try to apply to the issue before us . |