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One driver told the BBC his firm would do up to 15 drop-offs daily from a hotel in south-east London to a doctors surgery around two miles away.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

And on Friday, one subcontractor told the BBC his firm would do up to 15 drop-offs daily from a hotel in south east London to a doctors surgery around two miles away.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025

“I can ask, ‘Can you tell me when I won’t be able to do up the buttons on my shirt or operate a phone?’” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025

As they say, Blinken is on a high wire right now—and he’s got a lot of balancing to do up there.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2023

Harry dawdled behind, taking an inordinate amount of time to do up his bag.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling


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