Example sentences of "[noun sg] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well you want one walkover do n't you , then you 'll be walking round at Twickenham . |
| 2 | All these species ( except Woodlarks and Red-backed Shrikes ) breed in other habitats , for example Stonechats in downland scrub , and Nightjars and Tree Pipits as commonly in young forestry plantations ( many of which were once heathlands ) ; but only on heathland do they form a distinct community , which is rapidly declining . |
| 3 | Believing that a man is about to set off a bomb wo n't make our soldier do anything , unless he also wants something : in this case , to prevent an explosion . |
| 4 | ‘ Still , the blouse and skirt do n't look too bad , d' you think ? ’ |
| 5 | Alexander , the King 's son , who was at that time twelve years old , called out to his father : ‘ What an excellent horse do they lose for want of skill and courage to manage him ! ’ |
| 6 | The Princess reacted frostily last night : ‘ It would be unwise of Mr Pound to underestimate the skill required to make a horse do anything . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I would love , ’ he said , ‘ to go along with you just to see this horse do the work . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You should have shut the stable door so the damn horse do n't bolt . ’ |
| 9 | There is a lunatic fringe of schools that will do almost anything to gain publicity — the head in the stocks and throw the wet sponge for 10p brigade do little to enhance their personal status or that of their schools . |
| 10 | yes , that 's what I says , what the frig do you have to do to get through to these stupid people ! |
| 11 | Let the other side do the work , not you . |
| 12 | According to Lord Hunt , ‘ decisions on the technical side do n't affect the services on screen ’ . |
| 13 | If these control-and-pass senors are only the Spanish under-23s , what might the full side do to England at Wembley next month ? |
| 14 | Double rooms on the South side all have great views , whilst the single rooms on the North side do n't ! |
| 15 | A useful feature of such dynamic spectra is the isosbestic point , which is a point where the total absorbance does not change with time , although the absorbances at points on either side do change as the concentrations of reagents and products evolve . |
| 16 | Working on the side do you see , so all the water was running away do you see . |
| 17 | Is this document on that side do you know ? |
| 18 | Wh which side do do do they go to the side ? |
| 19 | Dalglish 's mutli-million pound crusade for a Premier League place could come off the rails if his side do not win . |
| 20 | ‘ But as long as our side do n't start it , then it 's all right with me . ’ |
| 21 | You think every team you start worrying about almost every side do n't you ? |
| 22 | These are supposed on the side do n't you ? |
| 23 | This seems an odd reversal of the usual rule that Arctic animals are whiter , but otherwise they behaved as fulmar do in Shetland , appearing to spend much of their time flying and gliding over the sea . |
| 24 | ‘ There exists a very fine line between a situation where the ball can not emerge and one where every effort is being made to present ball , but the opposition do everything possible to prevent that presentation . ’ |
| 25 | At Friends of the Earth , Jonathan Porritt similarly fought a long and largely successful battle to demonstrate that efficiency and negotiation with the opposition do n't have to mean sell-out . |
| 26 | We all welcome his precision in noting the fact that the Opposition do not have a proper policy . |
| 27 | The Opposition do not say where they stand , can not say where they stand and can not admit to the jobs that would be lost if their policy were carried out . |
| 28 | The Opposition do not understand that we have to provide for the full life of the Trident system — for 30 years . |
| 29 | The reason why the Opposition do not like Question Time and try to drown my right hon. Friend out is that they know that we are right in everything that we say and that the country will not support them on their policies . |
| 30 | If the Opposition do not cost their proposals , we do . |