Example sentences of "to do [indef pn] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not unusual for young ladies to do nothing at all ; unless they occupied themselves with Berlin woolwork or the making of shell boxes , there was practically nothing genteel to do . |
| 2 | They begin to assume that their ageing parents are never satisfied , and may eventually conclude that it might be better to do nothing at all for them . |
| 3 | Conclude : ‘ It is better to waste your old age than to do nothing at all with it . ’ |
| 4 | Nenna might have added to her list of things that men do better than women their ability to do nothing at all in an unhurried manner . |
| 5 | Since our son found maths difficult he had , quite understandably , decided that it was easier to do none at all — and had got away with it for over six weeks . |
| 6 | Presumably you have to feel that strongly to do anything at all . |
| 7 | At last he saw that , if he was ever to eliminate his old habits , then he must refuse to do anything at all until he had given himself the directions . |
| 8 | ‘ Frankly , it does n't appear to do anything at all , but the other two call it the Senior Partner . ’ |
| 9 | Her mother described her as a dog waiting for the next command , and all she wanted to do was hold out her arms and say ‘ Come here ’ , but she was completely powerless to do anything at all . |
| 10 | But no-one says anything about what to do , or whether to do anything at all , when you simply do n't miss it . ’ |
| 11 | Agreement on this suggestion would bring the meeting to a close , and most of those present would not have to do anything at all about the wretched book . |
| 12 | For a start , anyone with an existing Section 226 policy has no need , unless they wish to alter their arrangements , to do anything at all . |
| 13 | To do anything at all would be to risk exposure . |
| 14 | When she went out later she was too annoyed to do anything at all but roam around fuming . |
| 15 | Or you 're likely not to be able to do anything at all . |
| 16 | manual worker — prepared to do anything at any time at very short notice regardless of what is in the oven ; |
| 17 | But Mr Reynolds declared : ‘ Our first priority is to get all parties around the table , and we would not want to do anything at this stage that might hinder the process . |