Example sentences of "he [vb mod] do [indef pn] " in BNC.

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1 Trent knew that he should do something .
2 Sean 's dad did not even leave his seat because he was unprepared to do anything about this problem , but he knew that he should do something about it .
3 Will my hon. Friend agree to tell the chairman of British Rail that he must do everything that he possibly can to improve the standard of service on that line for my constituents before 1995 ?
4 Louis-Napoleon was now convinced that he must do something to remind Frenchmen of the existence of the Bonapartes .
5 In order to succeed , he must rally traditional Democratic supporters such as blacks , Hispanics and union members ; and he must do something to attract votes from populist east Texas , which tends to be more sympathetic to a local boy , Ross Perot , who grew up in Texarkana .
6 He decides he must do something about it and goes off to find the works engineer .
7 If the Minister is genuinely concerned about maritime safety , he must do something about the massive proposed cuts in the coastguard service .
8 He feels that he must do something about it .
9 " He 'll do something terrible , " she said , weeping copiously now .
10 I think he 'll do something
11 [ Name ] is the type of fella that if there 's something to be done that might cause him paperwork , he 'll do anything to avoid it .
12 Even though he ca n't stand the sight of me , he 'll do anything to get me to play if he thinks it will help .
13 Whether he 'll do anything is another matter . ’
14 He belongs to the drug he 's hooked on and he 'll do anything to get it .
15 He 'll do anything .
16 He 'll do anything for money .
17 He wants your practice and he 'll do anything to get it . ’
18 Theyadd that he 'll do anything to evade capture .
19 And he said that I had perceived correctly , that he might do nothing without my goodwill which he would strive to gain , if I would allow it .
20 He 's a Jack Russell so I 'm hoping he might do something about the rodent problem at Low Birk Hatt .
21 The suggestion that he might do something positive , however , came completely from the blue .
22 Ewan felt he could do nothing about this situation , and there was no use worrying about it .
23 But even he could do nothing about a shot from Bishop which flashed past a group of players from the edge of the area but went the wrong side of the post and a header by Martin seconds from time which was cleared off the line .
24 He swore it all happened so quickly , he could do nothing about it .
25 So vehement sometimes was this resentment that he could do nothing but believe it .
26 The Bristol University graduate , the third-choice keeper until last night , did not put a hand , or foot , wrong and he could do nothing about the Spartak goals .
27 It was a different story after the break with the Witham defence under pressure throughout with Banks saving a penalty , but he could do nothing when a free kick by McCarthy took a deflection on its way into the net .
28 The vacant abbacies remained vacant , and he could do nothing about them .
29 He could do nothing but wait while the procedure which he had initiated for excommunicating the king if he refused to restore his rights and revenues crawled towards its conclusion .
30 He could do nothing to change that .
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