Example sentences of "everything [pers pn] [modal v] [to-vb] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I tried everything I could to keep Kearney alive , ’ he added . |
| 2 | They felt it was the duty of America to stop the world toppling to Communism and did everything they could to stop Ho Chi Minh . |
| 3 | I know the Craven Arms Town Council themselves are very keen on it , and they are going to invite the County Council to take part in the tasks , and I would very much hope that this Committee would support the County Council , doing everything they can to help Craven Arms and their particular erm , endeavours . |
| 4 | I can Promise you that the police will do everything they can to find Mr. Stavanger , and to clear up the other matters we have been discussing . " |
| 5 | Nick Moore did everything he could to persuade Derbyshire police that he , not Boler , was the robber . |
| 6 | He said he did everything he could to calm Farrow down , including on two occasions taking her to the exclusive Carlyle Hotel and sleeping with her after she begged him to do so . |