Example sentences of "i [vb base] [verb] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean do do yo , do you think women take more drugs than men do , whether recreationally or or or fo for their health or now th , is th is there a particular problem that women have with drugs whether it 's illegal drugs or tranquillizers ? |
| 2 | to I mean did did it ever bother you ? |
| 3 | I have enjoyed the closest possible co-operation with Chancellor Kohl in the past year and I intend to continue to do so in the same capacity in years to come . |
| 4 | ‘ I vould have done more , sir , but life is busy .. ’ |
| 5 | And what was the point at which you thought I want to stop doing this ? |
| 6 | I have already done so with some success in a number of instances and I hope to continue doing so . |
| 7 | I hope to have done justice to some of these shock-waves of taste , and without undue reverence . |
| 8 | What we have said we are involved in a process which must involve both governments and all parties , whose objective is agreement among our divided people an agreement which all our traditions must give their allegiance and agreement , and an agreement which must express which which must respect our diversity , now I have kept repeating that statement since we made it and I asked anyone to tell me what they disagree with it , now the loyalist paramilitary some weeks ago said that if the I R A were to k their impression they 've given all along is that they 're just a reaction to the I R A and if the I R A were to stop they would cease immediately , I immediately put out a statement welcoming that statement by them , I also offered to talk directly to them , but they have refused er given the nature of their campaign , particularly at the moment , I begin to wonder do they want the I R A to stop ? |
| 9 | I have relatively high stakes in conformity — I happen to have done fairly well out of it ; I would have a certain amount to lose in terms of reputation were I to be apprehended . |
| 10 | I for one , think this is a worthwhile service that private practitioners can give to the community and unless one wishes to see neighbourhood law centres and the like ( who I hasten to add do admirable work in particular spheres ) take over this type of work and who knows , all criminal work and after that … |
| 11 | ( This never happens to you ? — I seem to manage to do it far too often ! ) |
| 12 | ‘ I seem to have done some shop-lifting ’ ? |
| 13 | I seem to have done most of the talking . |
| 14 | helped myself to a load of paper threes and I seem to have done them all . |
| 15 | I seem to have done something silly with my shoulder , it 's awfully stiff and |
| 16 | ‘ I seem to have done it again . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I wanted to find out why Maman had kept the past such a big secret , but all I seem to have done is spook everyone — even you , ’ she said wryly . |
| 18 | But at the moment I seem to have done a lot of stuff with foam so |
| 19 | I know wanting to do this room , really , 'cos it would be too cold . |
| 20 | Well there were the jobs tha that I mentioned really , production manager or assistant director and now he would have been quite happy I know to have done those , because I remember talking about it you know er and he would have been very good at either of them , but erm er he he did n't get well he was a slightly abrasive man , he he he his erm I I think in a way erm he was a director who could who was not really a very good film director , he he could get things done very quickly and that 's why he worked for bash , bash , bash getting through everything quickly . |
| 21 | ‘ I like to keep doing a thing until I do it right , ’ he says . |
| 22 | Do you think I like having to do this ? |
| 23 | Now you 're much closer to the pointed end than I am , I do n't sell anything , I 'm just a cost , and if you do n't make a profit I get fired do n't I ? |
| 24 | I remember having to do that for my mum . |
| 25 | But there is no issue for which simply to deduce from socially prescribed principles combined with factual propositions would be anything but a mechanical conformity ; I know why I should do the prescribed thing only if , at least at my moments of fullest awareness from other viewpoints , I feel moved to do so . |
| 26 | I keep trying to do that — but none of them will stand for it . " |
| 27 | The whole department 's supposed to be involved and I keep forgetting to do it , possibly deliberately . |
| 28 | I 've got a letter to do and I keep forgetting to do it . |
| 29 | But I do intend to do it , and if it comes off I suppose I should put my money where my mouth is and offer up my effort for your appraisal . |
| 30 | Now I , I do tend to do everything in pencil , particularly appointments . |