Example sentences of "[vb mod] do as " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And the girl who came for him was Young and Insolent and spoke to me as if I were some common washerwoman who must do as she was told which is not in my nature nor never was . |
| 2 | The doctor must do as the patient directs . |
| 3 | Let children know they must do as they are told . |
| 4 | As the government of Norway was to state during the free trade discussions of 1958 , ‘ whatever the United Kingdom does we must do as well ’ . |
| 5 | The crux of the argument — the impetus of the Girls into Science and Technology ( GIST ) , Women into Science and Engineering ( WISE ) and INSIGHT schemes — is that more girls must take up science subjects ; girls must do as well as boys . |
| 6 | Vlado told me that I must do as he asked — but I could simply make myself appear a fool by reporting news of no consequence . |
| 7 | ‘ Ruth , you must do as I tell you . ’ |
| 8 | He must do as I tell him ! ’ |
| 9 | Yeah but you did say on that base oh well you pay tax but obviously you must do as well then |
| 10 | Also taking into account any other P H I benefits we must do as well . |
| 11 | ‘ You are my guest so you must do as you please . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You know Mrs Baxter likes you , so do n't make excuses , ’ he said , then added hastily , ‘ Well , you must do as you like , but I do hope you will come . |
| 13 | Oh I know what I must do as well . |
| 14 | I should do as you do |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't know anything about the Bamford Hunt , ’ Meredith said , suddenly finding him unattractive and pushy , his manner hectoring , and disliking both the way he assumed she would agree with him and the arrogance he displayed in failing to give any reason why she should do as he asked . |
| 16 | A lot of the recruits found the orders process hard to take and did n't understand why they should do as they were told . |
| 17 | Erm , I think the idea is that a woman is a man 's possession , that she should be subservient , she should do as she 's told and that she has no intelligent to think intelligence to think for herself ! |
| 18 | The wo , it seems to be the age old theory that women should do as they 're told ! |
| 19 | Although we have a joint account , he is the one who has taken it into overdraft and I do n't see why I should do as he suggests . |
| 20 | ‘ Let's do as Sarella suggests and sit down calmly and listen to what each of us has to say . ’ |
| 21 | What it says is Man deþ swá hé byþ þonne hé mót swá hé wile , ‘ Man does as he is when he may do as he wishes ’ , or more colloquially ‘ you show what you 're like when you can do what you like ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ You are a prince , my love , ’ she said softly , her breath hot in his ear , ‘ you may do as you wish . ’ |
| 23 | His answer was , ‘ Nay , Sir , when I am dead , you may do as you will . ’ ’ |
| 24 | You may do as you wish with the legacy because I 'll never come back to this hateful country . ’ |
| 25 | Some of you might do as well . |
| 26 | for I was always keeping up my sleeve for sort of things we might do as opposed to R and M U have done |
| 27 | She 'll do as she 's bid , and be grateful you 're young and whole . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ We 'll do as you command , father . |
| 29 | And since the Tories have been parked in Number 10 for the past 13 years , they 'll do as targets when the custard pies come to be thrown . |
| 30 | I 'll do as you say . |