Example sentences of "[adv] do as [pron] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this stranger was who he claimed to be , he supposed he 'd better do as he was told . |
| 2 | As for Selene , she was already doing as she was bidden and making over the dresses till new ones could be bought . |
| 3 | Just do as you 're told . |
| 4 | She helped her mother and always did as she was told . |
| 5 | They despised the rest of the school population who passively did as they were told and called these the ‘ ear'oles ’ . |
| 6 | True to form , Muldoon simply did as he was told to do irrespective of the rights or wrongs of the decision . |
| 7 | He cheerfully did as he was told ; taking her command literally he heaped as many logs on as the large fireplace would take . |
| 8 | Conor rarely did as he was told , was never on time , was always involved in some new scheme , but had absolutely no worries whatsoever about obligations , responsibilities or debts , because , as he always insisted , ‘ it 's all sorted ’ . |
| 9 | They dutifully did as they were told . |
| 10 | They climbed on the furniture , threw toys around , never did as they were told , and Mary felt that she was screaming at them all day to be quiet and leave her alone . |
| 11 | She hurriedly did as she was instructed , stretching her body right over the wooden top of the desk to grip the far edge . |