Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] do it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was farcical to suggest that we were conspiring — if we were , I hope we would have done it more elegantly . ’ |
| 2 | It was farcical to suggest that we were conspiring — if we were , I hope we would have done it more elegantly |
| 3 | The Duke and Duchess of Windsor would have been marvellous and I suspect they might have done it , too . |
| 4 | you know you 'll have to do it when she 's about , oh steady darling |
| 5 | ‘ I know you 'd prefer to do it on your own , but it 's obvious you ca n't . |
| 6 | As though now I know it will get done it is already in the past . |
| 7 | ‘ Suppose I 'll 'ave to do it then . ’ |
| 8 | Er it it 's really a matter of whether you feel you 'd like to do it . |
| 9 | ‘ I think she might have done it as a quick way of finding out how the business worked . |
| 10 | I think she might have done it without regret . ’ |
| 11 | I think you should have done it the other way . |
| 12 | If you really want to understand what anthropologists do you will have to do it yourself . |
| 13 | But the Junior also felt a little odd , the playing area being rather off to one side , so Hamer would say it 's this that they 've looked to address — but I still think they could have done it better . |
| 14 | Yeah , well I think they could have done it a bit quicker do n't you ? |
| 15 | ‘ He quit after a fairly short time — I think he may have done it for only two terms . |
| 16 | think to myself well it 's six months I wish I 'd have done it in August , now . |
| 17 | ‘ I wish I could have done it . |