Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [pron] do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes it has been a case of seeing something done really well and it inspires us to do it even better . |
| 2 | Even if BT gets over the hurdle of proving it does not need a licence , it will still face restrictions on the types of service it can offer . |
| 3 | Question of omitting it does n't arise unless until we get to that part of the plaintiff 's case and erm I shall hear the evidence of the plaintiff and the other witnesses first and the advocation can be renewed in due ti in due course at the proper time . |
| 4 | You do n't imagine I would dream of keeping what does not belong to me ? ’ |
| 5 | The public remains sceptical , but those who support the notion of satanic abuse say that social workers must not fall into the trap of believing it does not exist , just because it is difficult to prove . |
| 6 | That left her free to play at being married which consisted of getting herself done up to the nines and visiting her friends all day , now and again taking the baby , all nice and clean , out in her pram . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , ’ said Dorothea Gilberd , coming in sweaty and harassed from a Geography class with 1A , ‘ there 's certainly no prospect of getting anything done today . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Just because I knew Mills was suspected of betraying someone does not necessarily mean that I had anything to do with his unfortunate death . |
| 9 | If it is against the interests of the working class to cooperate with capitalists , there are nevertheless two possible ways of persuading them to do so . |
| 10 | ‘ Is this your unusually polite way of saying you do n't agree with my ideas ? ’ he enquired drily . |
| 11 | The Bureau wants the freedom to listen to any phone call , even if it is encoded or encrypted ; not only this , it wants to make the telephone companies bear the cost of letting it do so . |
| 12 | Yes , there 's the relief of knowing you do n't have to worry about where the next question is coming from , but that 's simply replaced by the worry of where the first answer is coming from . |
| 13 | He complained that they should be looking after him instead of making him do all ‘ this nonsense ’ . |
| 14 | Erm but then you have n't got the security of renting I do n't think . |
| 15 | Unless it 's mine , for letting him — ’ She swung round and stared at Charlotte , who could see her jaw muscles straining with the effort of ensuring she did not cry . |