Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] do [not/n't] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was heavy and it was all I could do not to let her slide through my arms . |
| 2 | She was so weary that it was all she could do not to put her head down on the table and close her eyes . |
| 3 | Suddenly she wanted him gone so urgently that it was all she could do not to order him to get out . |
| 4 | Already her entire body seemed to be turning to fire and ice , and it was all she could do not to let her trembling knees fold , collapsing her at his feet like a rag doll — which was exactly where he probably imagined she should be . |
| 5 | His eyes narrowed on her pale , proud face as she backed away from him , her heart beating so rapidly that it was all she could do not to betray her agitation by raising her hands to calm it . |