Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] [modal v] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | To help the patient gain control of his leg movements , the physiotherapist places the hemiplegic leg in certain positions , and asks the patient to maintain the position , checking that he can do so without an increase in spasticity . |
| 2 | Whenever possible , Mrs. Ayliffe accompanied her husband on his travels and acted as his interpreter , for he steadfastly refused to speak and simultaneously to interpret , maintaining that no-one can do one without detriment to the other . |
| 3 | This meant that country could keep on running during the war , and , proving that they could do the same jobs as men , women gave themselves an enormous boost in the push for votes . |
| 4 | Now he is proving that he can do it here with 55-yard boundaries , and when he is batting with Paul Parker , another incredibly fast man between the wickets , it is going to be very difficult for sides to control them . ’ |
| 5 | I remember suggesting that you might do Bellini 's Norma that way . |
| 6 | I am not for one moment suggesting that you could do such a thing yourself because I think you would do it with more style and use a magnum of champagne . |
| 7 | ‘ Are you suggesting that I should do it for you ? ’ she queried sweetly . |
| 8 | On an evening when he had broken the silence with one of his quietist cracks she would feel a sense of remorse and insufficiency descending on her , and hours later find herself in the larder , eating the remains of whatever was under the meat sieve and weeping that she should do something so self-defeating and stupid . |
| 9 | Apparently Alfonso came to visit Richard and agreed to stand surety for his friend 's behaviour , guaranteeing that he would do nothing against the will of the Duke of Aquitaine or his father . |
| 10 | Tuesday night about seeing if we can do a bit more sorting out in her bedroom . |
| 11 | He was so efficient , I 'm wondering if he could do something about the disgusting chick pea casserole they serve on the Intercity 125 . |
| 12 | Some far-sighted Nationalists in South Africa itself are wondering whether they should do the same . |
| 13 | The other thing I 'm wondering whether I should do the Petroline order which in fact flew on its first leg to Rome yesterday . |
| 14 | SIR — With such well-informed media personnel telling us every hour on the hour that Messrs Kinnock , Hattersley , Patten , Mandela , Smith and Gould are ‘ expected ’ to make an announcement after the weekend , or within a day or two , stating that they will do this or that , probably because of this reason , possibly causing this response — is it absolutely necessary for us to have to endure the appearance of the person concerned to tell us what has been drummed into us until our eyes stick out like organ-stops ? |
| 15 | Well , this is the thing , we have a caretaker but er fo for his services , but I 've been at the council and I have got nowhere , I have from the corporation , there 's an awful lot of people complaining but they 'll do nothing about it ! |
| 16 | Since I accept his primary submission I do not find it necessary to consider his other options , but I observe that in every case they would involve the court in a far more creative exercise in framing the law , which I doubt we would be entitled to undertake , than by holding as I would do that a corporate public authority has no right to sue for the tort of defamation and is to be left , if necessary , to such other rights as it may have , in particular the right to sue for malicious falsehood . |
| 17 | Arthur had eaten large helpings of scampi and steak-and-kidney pudding , refrained from the damson pie as a gesture , and taken his mind off the others ' plates by saying that they would do the film if he and Fred were allowed to write it , direct it , find the props , and put together the sound track . |
| 18 | It 's , it 's , it 's very desperate and I 'm not saying that you would do it back because of that , but it may just be the thing that influences you to buy a particular brand , particularly the things which are heavily erm which have many alternatives to buy . |
| 19 | When offered a post in the Labour government of 1964 she refused , saying that she could do more fighting for the government in Liverpool . |
| 20 | Generally he seems to have dealt with those who came to him with requests by saying that he would do something for them , and then repeating this promise whenever he had to , postponing action for as long as possible . |
| 21 | ‘ Do not deal with people who come knocking on your door asking if they can do work or sell you goods or services , unless you are sure what you are getting into , ’ says a Gwynedd Trading Standards leaflet . |
| 22 | The worst moment of all , he thought , had been at a quarter to nine that morning , when he had been roused from the bottom depths of heavy , dream-tangled sleep by the door bell , and when , having stumbled across the room , still not knowing where he was or what was happening , he had found Mrs. Mounce at the door , asking if she could do any shopping for them . |
| 23 | it 's like the , cos I keep saying if you must do those F's you do it at school I said , but do not do them for me , I said if you do I do not want to see them , but again you 've got a conflict there between home and school |
| 24 | Never mind I 'll sew them on for you , I hate sewing but I 'll do it for you Mary Lou . |
| 25 | Candy refused and the Italian had wandered off muttering that he would do it alone . |
| 26 | As for the point my hon. Friend raises about the Opposition 's attitude to legislation , it is up to the Opposition to speak for themselves — and I say that knowing that they will do so honourably . |
| 27 | Knowing that one can do the job provides an excellent foundation . |
| 28 | These things do n't really lose their snap and savour without smoking , but thinking that they might do can distract one from enjoying them properly . |
| 29 | So convinced were the farmers that in July they delayed the trebbiatura , the threshing of the grain , hoping that they could do it under Allied administration ; they thought they would probably get 700 lire more for each sack . |
| 30 | Local councils do help to direct communities and that 's what the Sanhedrin were hoping that they could do too , they advised their communities . |