Example sentences of "ever do " in BNC.
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1 | What did he ever do ? |
2 | I do n't think I would ever do such a thing again , but when the depression settles on me I 'm very vulnerable , and if I went to see a film and it had a drowning sequence in it , or swirling water , then you just ca n't tell . |
3 | She must never ever do anything that might make them fight . |
4 | Images and echoes fill the room , diffuse and speeding , the glass darkened to a degree no one thought possible ; his immense talent , his ring wisdom , his antipathy for chemicals , argued against destructibility ; all he would ever do is grow old . |
5 | He remembered that his wife had one precious jewel , and he did what no man should ever do — he went and gave his wife 's only jewel to the beggar . |
6 | If they stood apart from their era , assuming human nature can ever do this , their fear was that they would have faded away as irrelevant oddities ; if on the other hand they became fully part of their century their fear was that they would not be giving an alternate witness , another voice . |
7 | It must now be doubtful that he will ever do so , doubtful , but not impossible that he should . |
8 | ‘ It 's alright , ’ he said , ‘ I do n't think he 'd ever do anything to hurt me . ’ |
9 | True humility is realizing that God can make a much better job of my life than I could ever do by myself . |
10 | Before returning to the Cape , he had written ‘ I have been idle so long that I doubt if I shall ever do a single grand battement in my life again — I crack when I move . ’ |
11 | ‘ Because all I can ever do is bloody leave — one group after another . |
12 | ‘ Would they ever do that for the workers ? |
13 | ‘ Do n't you ever do that again ! |
14 | ‘ I 'm not averse to marriage but I do n't believe I 'll ever do it ’ the singer , 52 , told Woman 's Own magazine . |
15 | The job of keeping them together has been entrusted to a series of ‘ confidants ’ who write his books , churn out his articles , furnish his quotes , capture his image and sweeten the sour , and when I once asked Niki why he would n't ever do a serious — and in consequence , a truthful — book about himself , he replied , why should he ? |
16 | He had n't put pen to paper since the day before Martin died , and he doubted if he would ever do so again . |
17 | I do n't think I could ever do anything like that again . ’ |
18 | But would you ever do it ? ’ |
19 | Maybe whoever buys the house will set her up again where she can see Narcissus — and much good did that ever do the poor girl . ’ |
20 | I do n't think he will ever do another Love Story , but having accepted that his gutsy sagas are OK . |
21 | I do n't know if 'e 'll ever do it but yer never can tell wiv Billy . ’ |
22 | And if you 're to try and fill her shoes , which I very much doubt you 'll ever do , but if you 're to be even half the woman that she was , may God have mercy on her , then you 'll need all the reminding I can give you . ’ |
23 | ‘ Do n't you ever do anything else 'cept grizzle ? ’ |
24 | Everyone says its the most mind-blowing thing you can ever do . |
25 | She did not believe that she would ever do it , for she told herself that she was free ; she thought that she would probably end by prolonging , in some way , her present situation , by returning for vacations and for long dead summers . |
26 | I 'll explain it to you , if you 've got to stand in a circle because you ca n't see from over there you wo n't actually ever do this yourself , but you may well see it being done , in fact you probably will . |
27 | Dr Seuss has made far more ‘ readers ’ than any amount of government policy will ever do . |
28 | Christ Almighty , did n't you ever do anything wrong at sixteen ? |
29 | Further , the judges in relation to their judicial duties as to who should have the rights of audience have never divested themselves of those duties , nor could they ever do so . |
30 | ABBERLEY : Why wo n't you ever do what I say ? |