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 ! ’ |