George Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized how little time he had to do it.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

"This is something any man would be glad to do for him it is an emergency.

VOA: special.2011.02.19

She decided to do something special with her life after she was successfully treated for cancer.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

"He said Mister Clay seemed to be very weak and had a very bad cough, that he was sure Mister Clay wanted to do something for the good of his country during the little time he had left on Earth.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

"Those opportunities are very rare for filmmakers, so I felt a responsibility to try and do something memorable with it."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"And what incentive programs do is make it more favorable for you to overcome that tendency to procrastinate doing something now."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"I said,'What can I do to really distinguish myself and something that my family would respect me for?'

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

"They are very active and very interested to do something for themselves and for the fellow young people.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

"People have a need to be out there and do something important for their ancestors."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

But I got laid off. So I'm waiting for Barack to do something about the economy so I can go back to my regular job."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"It's a lost, because like the president is saying he is going to do something and he never do it, we are waiting for that."

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

If both chambers can pass legislation, lawmakers would still have to work out differences between the versions before they could send a final bill to President Obama for signature, something he has said he wants to do before the year ends.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

And I thought I had to do something for them." In his remarks,President Obama referred to women serving in high leadership positions in his administration, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, U.S.Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, and others.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08