Example sentences of "do [conj] he be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe there 's nothing a man ca n't do once he 's made up his mind . |
| 2 | No one , so far as I know , has ever questioned such a suspension on the ground that it could not be done unless he is given notice of the charge and an opportunity of defending himself and so forth . |
| 3 | ‘ Could it have been done before he was murdered when he was wearing a shirt , say ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Quite right , sir , ’ thinking lovingly of what he would do when he was promoted Inspector . |
| 5 | ( 3 ) At all events , from that age , make him do as he is bid , if you whip him ten times running to effect it . |
| 6 | ‘ He 'll do as he 's told ! ’ |
| 7 | If this stranger was who he claimed to be , he supposed he 'd better do as he was told . |
| 8 | During that time he was ordered by gang members to shave off his beard to change his appearance and was again threatened that his family would be harmed if he did not do as he was told . |
| 9 | And what if their occupants were already walking among us , keeping cautiously in the background to avoid notice and suspicion , just as twentieth-century man would need to do if he were thrust into another , and potentially hostile , age . |
| 10 | He would have a lot of explaining to do if he were asked to open it . |
| 11 | Not a diamond , perhaps , but a flinty , 18-carat performance from a competitive lad whose patient willingness to do as he is bid by club and country as either No 10 or 15 is a lasting credit . |
| 12 | While members must make the major policy decisions , Bains recognised that officers contribute to the stimulation and formulation of policy : ‘ … the skilled professional officer is not just a servant who is paid to do as he is told ’ ( Bains 1972:8 ) . |
| 13 | The Fontanellatesi knew where his real sympathies lay , and they knew that he could not refuse to do as he was asked . |
| 14 | He was probably as glad as Dad to do as he was told and leave and I noticed that Mary 's two buxom friends slipped out after them . |
| 15 | Paula was making it clear that she was the boss and that Baker had to do as he was told — whether sailing her yacht or sipping drinks . |
| 16 | Terry knew by the sound of his brother 's voice that he had to do as he was told . |
| 17 | Not a partnership — strangely for someone so set in his own ways , Ken would be willing to do as he was told , as far as work was concerned . |
| 18 | Erm occupation when you , you were talking about travel when , he 'd told you what he was doing and he was associated with an American company or the parent company was in America erm you mentioned about travel , Steve started talking about car and miles he drives and he also mentioned flying but you never explored at all really the , the flying side . |
| 19 | Émile Chaillot displayed the deep impatience of a bureaucrat towards an artist who is not doing as he is bid . |
| 20 | Tournaments were frowned upon by the church but in banning them Henry was not doing as he was told by the Pope ; rather he was , as so often , following in the footsteps of his grandfather , Henry J. They were clearly a threat to public order . |
| 21 | The driver did as he was instructed , slipping it back inside the holster , feeling the slight warmth in the metal . |
| 22 | Tom did as he was bid , hanging his coat on the heavy carved stand behind the door . |
| 23 | Quinn did as he was bid . |
| 24 | To her relief he took it and did as he was bid . |
| 25 | He slid her a coolly measuring look , clearly not accustomed to being told what to do by a mere make-up artist , but to her relief he did as he was bid , lowering himself into the chair and sliding down to tilt his head back into the sink . |
| 26 | Kurz did as he was asked . |
| 27 | True to form , Muldoon simply did as he was told to do irrespective of the rights or wrongs of the decision . |
| 28 | Endill did as he was told . |
| 29 | This time he did as he was told , but , when the police had driven off , he raised two fingers in their direction . |
| 30 | Patrick scowled , but did as he was told . |