Example sentences of "[pron] [pers pn] [modal v] [to-vb] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I tried everything I could to keep Kearney alive , ’ he added . |
| 2 | They felt it was the duty of America to stop the world toppling to Communism and did everything they could to stop Ho Chi Minh . |
| 3 | I know the Craven Arms Town Council themselves are very keen on it , and they are going to invite the County Council to take part in the tasks , and I would very much hope that this Committee would support the County Council , doing everything they can to help Craven Arms and their particular erm , endeavours . |
| 4 | I can Promise you that the police will do everything they can to find Mr. Stavanger , and to clear up the other matters we have been discussing . " |
| 5 | Nick Moore did everything he could to persuade Derbyshire police that he , not Boler , was the robber . |
| 6 | He said he did everything he could to calm Farrow down , including on two occasions taking her to the exclusive Carlyle Hotel and sleeping with her after she begged him to do so . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm bound to do what I can to help Sam . ’ |
| 8 | Joe held out his hand , they shook hands and walked away from each other , Joe feeling that he had done what he could to save Maureen from wrecking her life and suffering years of pain but troubled by sympathy and liking for Chris . |
| 9 | The Federal Reserve 's Alan Greenspan said the Fed would do what it could to ease America 's credit crunch . |
| 10 | It gave the character limited autonomy , and did what it could to prod Tunney into taking care of the Daine problem . |
| 11 | The council says it 's already doing what it can to make Oxford more b ike friendly . |
| 12 | The council says it 's already doing what it can to make Oxford more b ike friendly . |
| 13 | ‘ People are still coming to see Zimbabwe , and it is the same with us we used to see England as this tiny blob on the map and now we can see it for ourselves , ’ said Kagona . |
| 14 | ‘ We 're very sorry and we 'd do anything we could to get Nigel back and the situation restored . ’ |