Example sentences of "[vb past] what [pers pn] [vb past] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we described what we wanted to do , he said , ‘ That 's totally impossible . |
| 2 | He was inconsolable when he found what she 'd done . |
| 3 | Umpire Bird called Waqar for a second over-shoulder-high bouncer to Smith in his next over , and signalled what he had done with laudable clarity . |
| 4 | Well we enjoyed what we did did n't we ? |
| 5 | When the Major returned and discovered what they had done , he galloped off and , knowing the country , was able to overtake the thieves on the road to Ludlow , where he killed most of them and retrieved his property . |
| 6 | I was born too late and I discovered what I wanted to do too late and what I did I did too late and my death is about to come far too late . |
| 7 | Gradually , he discovered what he needed to do in order to meet his responsibilities as governor . |
| 8 | And Phil Oakey must have eaten his own fringe when he heard what they 'd done to his malevolently provincial classic ‘ Do n't You Want Me ’ . |
| 9 | and yeah we did forget the first paragraph of the of what we had learned so we just covered what we 'd done really |
| 10 | After a while she examined what I had done . |
| 11 | ‘ When we understood what he meant to do , we endeavoured to dissuade him ; but he was resolute , saying he had not had a roll for a long time ; and taking out of his pockets whatever might be in them — keys , pencil , purse , or pen-knife — and laying himself parallel with the edge of the hill , he actually descended turning himself over and over till he came to the bottom . ’ |
| 12 | He repeated the plan several times to make sure Endill understood what he had to do . |
| 13 | As soon as they were in the train , in a rather crowded car where there was no chance of a seat , Jasper understood what he had to do . |
| 14 | Everyone knew what they had to do , so we did the backing tracks live , without having to worry about them too much , so the whole thing 's got a very natural feel … |
| 15 | They both knew what they had to do , and how hard it was going to be to escape ; they knew they needed each other . |
| 16 | Watching Jamila sometimes made me think the world was divided into three sorts of people : those who knew what they wanted to do ; those ( the unhappiest ) who never knew what their purpose in life was ; and those who found out later on . |
| 17 | That pair had you cornered , and heaven alone knew what they intended to do next if I had n't risked both life and limb by stepping in to help you . |
| 18 | By the 17th we knew what we had to do . |
| 19 | Conscious that Rotoroa is notorious for its insect and wasp populations , and that tackling the remaining section of path around the lake involved skills more suited to machete-wielding Ecuadorians , we knew what we had to do . |
| 20 | We used to curse them when we see 'em coming : we knew what we had to do : to get in and go to work . |
| 21 | He drew breath and leaned forward and he thought she actually knew what he meant to do and was n't going to object . |
| 22 | She immediately knew what he meant to do . |
| 23 | For the benefit of those who would suggest that section 2(1) ( b ) shows that appropriation is something which can be done with the consent of the owner , I would paraphrase that provision by saying ‘ if he appropriates the property in the belief that he would have the other 's consent if the other knew what he had done and the circumstances in which he did it . ’ |
| 24 | Suddenly he knew what he had to do : he had to go to Monument Hill and see the broken earth for himself . |
| 25 | Now he knew what he had to do : he had to go to the Unification Church and find out what , if anything , was going on there . |
| 26 | Michael knew what he had to do . |
| 27 | He knew what he had to do now . |
| 28 | He had already pictured the shot and knew what he had to do . |
| 29 | I think David thought he was the artist and he knew what he wanted to do — which I think is actually true — the artist basically does know what he wants to do — but I think the manager should just be there to sort out the finance and try to keep you on a the straight and narrow . |
| 30 | Ian was very upset by his father 's intransigent attitude but he knew what he wanted to do and that was to pursue his studies by every means possible , although by now doubts were beginning to cloud his mind . |