Example sentences of "to do [subord] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's lots of things I would n't like to do if I ruled the world how about you ? |
| 2 | Nobody saying oh what have I to do if I want an abortion . |
| 3 | Could you please remind me about what to do if I forget to take the pill at the right time ? |
| 4 | War 's been declared and all you can think about , all you can talk about is what you 're going to do if I do n't stop seeing Carrie . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I suppose this one will have to do until I 've had a look at the rest of the accommodation . ’ |
| 6 | Had I wanted to do something in astronomy , which I did actually want to do because I 'd taken an interest in it , in fact I would not have thought of this type of molecule . |
| 7 | And I do n't know quite what to do because I think some of the material may be significant . |
| 8 | Normally I 'd wan na come off when I 'd run outa money and I 'd got nothing else to do 'cos I 've never gone robbin' or anythin' like that . |
| 9 | Maybe you only get one chance at a fish like that — a particular fish anyway — and I blew my chance through not planning what I was going to do after I had hooked him . |
| 10 | ‘ It seemed like the only thing to do before I set out . |
| 11 | ‘ I shall have to go Ted , I 've got a lot to do before I go on shift . |
| 12 | ‘ Please do n't break your promise to Dana — I shall survive ; and now you must excuse me , I have a lot to do before I go to the NEC . ’ |
| 13 | She said : ‘ It is a trip of a lifetime and something I want to do before I settle down with a career . |
| 14 | If you had any idea how much I 've got to do before I take over the shop — ’ |
| 15 | One second I 'll come to you , we 've got more talking to do before I do come to you . |
| 16 | Can we just end with a a short story about the job that I used to do before I did this one . |
| 17 | Now come on and no more lip , an' get your clothes off and into that bed , 'cos there 's things I 've got to do before I sleep tonight . ’ |
| 18 | Then the scuffles subside and I think I hear my bedroom door opening , so my finger tightens on the trigger and I hear my name and I shake my head and I recognize the voice and I know it is Jancey and she 's shouting where am I and I think they 've grabbed her and made her act the decoy and I 'm trying to work out what to do when I hear what she 's saying . |
| 19 | ‘ Today I 'm able to square my profession with my religious beliefs , which I was n't able to do when I left acting , ’ he explains . |
| 20 | I 've just got a big case full of paperwork to do when I get |
| 21 | Lucy had looked at her aunt in puzzled silence before saying , ‘ No doubt I could find this place — but what on earth do you expect me to do when I get there ? ’ |
| 22 | What does that sleaze-bag of a gilgul expect me to do when I announce my presence to a quivering subject ? |
| 23 | To think that was what the poor fella was going to do when I saw ‘ n pass my door Monday morning ! ’ |
| 24 | You did n't have to focus some kind of internal microscope , as you seemed to do when I challenged you . |
| 25 | All I 've got to do when I give the tape back is |
| 26 | It 's not just me any more , me doing what I want to do when I feel like it . |
| 27 | I hummed to myself , something I always used to do when I wanted to smile or laugh , but thought the better of it . |
| 28 | Q. What do I have to do when I find a house I like ? |
| 29 | ‘ The first thing I wanted to do when I learned to play the guitar was to play just like the Banshees ’ guitarists , ’ recalls Debbie , having moved on to her second pint of Ireland 's finest . |
| 30 | I 've got to do that twice a day which I did n't know we actually had to do when I started it . |