Example sentences of "do be [verb] for " in BNC.

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1 So if you 're doing A level psychol y'know I think perhaps you ought to say , ok what we 'll do is go for less depth but a more general approach .
2 What this , this union must do and what Labour must do is campaign for the earliest possible opt-in to the Social Chapter .
3 What she does not do is believe for one moment that Rainbow has been possessed by some kind of demon .
4 All we can do is wait for it to pass through .
5 Now , all we can do is wait for his report and get on with more work . ’
6 ‘ At the time I wanted to weep or murder somebody , but now — ’ he shrugged pragmatic shoulders ‘ — all I can do is wait for the next time . ’
7 Now we committee erm with the resignation of Joan as ticket and subscription secretary , so all I can do is ask for any nominations from the floor , please or any volunteer who would like to follow Joan .
8 So what I have done is arrange for our normal trade discount ( 33.3% ) to be applied , and for a cheque for £35.80 to be sent to you .
9 ‘ What was done was done for Ireland , ’ said Dierdriu .
10 The best we could do was to arrange for some of our experienced investigators to spend a few days explaining how we worked , and then to attach our visitors to a particular investigation that was current so that they could experience the practical application of our methods .
11 All they could do was plead for commonsense or , in desperation , threaten a stern lecture from Anna Essinger , a device which usually succeeded when all else had failed .
12 What you 'll have to do is to ask for your allocation to be increased . ’
13 Now , what we have to do is organize for ourselves a mechanism whereby , for any particular project , we use the procedures that are necessary for that project .
14 The second thing we need to do is to lobby for the repeal of the unwinding of the safety net .
15 Now all that 's left to do is wait for Carry On Columbus to hit the cinemas in October .
16 So all you 've got to do is wait for the Agreement to get signed .
17 The best thing to do is to apply for further details of any of the courses which interest you .
18 If a car suddenly swerves round the corner while I am standing in the middle of the road , the right thing for me to do is to jump for the pavement as spontaneously as a cat .
19 All you have to do is look for your own number er if you if you have hopefully you 've kept a record of the assignments where you 've earned bonus and you can claim it as soon as that number is published .
20 The only thing to do was to go for a walk .
21 ‘ What we wanted to do was identify for each separate office its cash inflow and outflow as a preparatory discipline , if you like , before the demerger .
22 All I wanted to do was run for my country , to be part of the action .
23 Then all Kirov had to do was run for cover and wait .
24 The work , work something something scheme and and they , they 'd refurbish it , all th th that we had to do was to pay for the materials , they provided the labour .
25 All I had to do was ask for directions .
26 They continually threaten , nudge and jostle each other ; what they are doing is competing for rank .
27 They 're competing for access to male pouches , what mammalian males are doing is competing for access to female uteruses because it 's only in a female uterus that an offspring can develop if you 're a mammal .
28 Cos what we 're doing is going for each N tuple we go through each set of states here .
29 All they 're doing is asking for something to eat , but it can be quite painful
30 What you were doing was heading for the exit ! ’
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