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 ?
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