Example sentences of "[pron] do as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And why should n't I do as I please with my own body ? |
| 2 | It was as much his to do as he liked with as the sandals on his feet and the change from that fiver he had in his pocket after buying the rose . |
| 3 | Apart from that I do as I like . |
| 4 | Since there is no other kind of bread , inevitably if I do as I have reason to and buy a loaf I will buy one or the other . |
| 5 | I did as she asked then settled down again . |
| 6 | I did as she said but they were two sizes too big for me ; they fitted better after she had packed the toes with scraps of wool . |
| 7 | I did as she suggested , keeping my dressing-gown on , and watched her settle herself in the arm-chair and get her knitting out . |
| 8 | I did as he asked . |
| 9 | I did as he bade me . |
| 10 | I did as he told me , eidetically filling in the missing mass of water . |
| 11 | I did as he said . |
| 12 | I did as he said . |
| 13 | I did as he suggested . |
| 14 | So I did as he suggested and began to walk through her land towards the farmhouse . |
| 15 | I pleaded with her not to make me do as she asked … ’ |
| 16 | So why do n't you do as I say and drop it ? |
| 17 | ‘ Will you do as I say , Fei Yen ? |
| 18 | ‘ Will she do as you say ? ’ |
| 19 | Would she do as he wanted ? |
| 20 | " You could , if you did as I ask of you . |
| 21 | I once governed you [ for so she thinks ] and you did as I wanted , you let me deliver Dulé , my wonder , my child , a hero to our people , from death by water , I healed the barren and the sick and granted the silly dreams of lovers , and much other magic besides , so HEAR ME NOW , now that I only hear groans and Dulé hobbles on slit ankles as he rails and Ariel is captive again and croons over Roukoubé and does not speak . |
| 22 | I take it you did as I suggested and got hold of a paper . ’ |
| 23 | Now I promise you if you do as we tell you and your diary looks like , my white board if you like , every week for the next sort of twenty eight days , you will be successful , because if you do something consistently for twenty eight days , apparently it becomes a habit . |
| 24 | Yeah I 'll get you the box and you do as you like put them up as you like I do n't |
| 25 | ‘ I am so pleased when you do as I ask . ’ |
| 26 | After your child has complied and performed the request ( say , picking up his/her toys ) but not before , say quietly , ‘ I am pleased when you do as I ask . ’ |
| 27 | So make sure you do as I tell you . |
| 28 | ‘ I organised this little surprise for Luke — it 's for friends only , so I suggest you do as I say and turn around now . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ If you do as I say , ’ said Owen , ‘ you will be able to show your face . |
| 30 | I 'm not being a you do as I say dad . |