Example sentences of "do you [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | At the funeral near Belfast , Jack was startled by a tap on the shoulder in the church and a man 's voice hissing , ‘ Do ye want a lift to the cemetery ? ’ |
2 | ‘ But do ye want a lift ? ’ |
3 | Wary of causing further commotion , Jack said OK and found to his astonishment at the end of the service that the question had not been ‘ Do ye want a lift ? ’ at all — not at all , at all as they say in the Emerald Isle — but ‘ Do ye want to lift ? ’ , and as he staggered along on his then-arthritic hip bearing the coffin with five other pall-bearers , he kind of wished he 'd stuck to ‘ No thank you , I 'll walk . ’ |
4 | How much ‘ independence ’ do you suppose a person has who exists on the no-fixed-abode Giro of £34.90 a week ? |
5 | " Well , how do you suppose a hrududu can go that fast ? |
6 | At home we say : ‘ Would you like a beer ? ’ or ‘ do you fancy a drink ? ’ |
7 | ‘ Well , I live in Putney , so do you fancy a drink or a meal , or something ? |
8 | ‘ Hello , ’ she said brightly , ‘ do you fancy a drink ? ’ |
9 | Do you fancy a drink somewhere ? ’ |
10 | ‘ Do you fancy a drink ? ’ he asked . |
11 | How do you fancy a drive up to Caldas de Monchique ? ’ he suggested , when they reached the car . |
12 | I mean , do you fancy a curry ? |
13 | How do you fancy a trip to Birmingham ? ’ |
14 | You 're panting Digger , do you fancy a gin ? eh ? |
15 | Do you fancy a walk by the river ? ’ |
16 | Ser Sergio 's in erm London at half term with the Cubs for about four days , I said do you fancy a sort of two or three day break , said one of these short breaks ? |
17 | ‘ Do you fancy a cake ? ’ he asked suddenly , but she shook her head . |
18 | And if so , how do you write them down , what , what , how do you spell a hesitation ? |
19 | How do you spell a crook ? |
20 | How many trees do you reckon a team of four can actually plant in an hour ? |
21 | As I have mentioned in previous chapters , at the time of a death complicated practical issues need to be decided : to bury or cremate ; was there a will and if not how do you organize probate ; how do you get hold of money from an account that is not in your name ; how do you register a death . |
22 | If you are touring down a remote gorge do you choose a technique which gives maximum force and a high risk of injury or would you prefer a slightly less powerful stroke and a reduced risk of shoulder dislocation ? |
23 | Finally , how do you choose a fund manager ? |
24 | if you remember the question that the founding fathers faced was how do you create a government which is strong enough to endure and to defend the nation and defend the country yet a government which is not so strong that it erodes the rights of individuals within it , this is the , the essence of the , the problem of government as , as the founding fathers saw it . |
25 | As far as the RMO was concerned the regional authority was starting from scratch and had to ask ‘ How do you create a policy and on what do you base it ? ’ |
26 | How do you privatise a business of numerous loss-makers ? |
27 | How do you draw a tag ? |
28 | Okay , how do you draw a desert ? |
29 | How do you achieve a rate |
30 | What instructions do you give a class when you do set written work ? |