Example sentences of "i do so " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were several questions I would have liked to have put to them , but had I done so I would have altered the environment for them and made them hyper-conscious of their limitations . |
| 2 | ‘ Had I done so , the sales might have been halved , ’ he wrote in the Independent . |
| 3 | Have I done so in this paper ? |
| 4 | My driving on was not a blind impulse , for I had reasons to stop with which I would have justified myself had I done so , but I discounted them in favour of other reasons for continuing . |
| 5 | Had I done so , the sales might have been halved . ) |
| 6 | Goaded , she replied sharply , ‘ Have n't I done so from the moment of my arrival ? |
| 7 | ‘ Had I done so , trust me , I would have been at my home that particular Friday to honour that promise . ’ |
| 8 | Even if I think I can present it , should I do so ? |
| 9 | ‘ Must I do so ? ’ |
| 10 | May I do so and see whether he is still of the same mind ? |
| 11 | Somehow , in the confusion of rapid troop movements , El Cid never succeeded in joining with the royal army , though he certainly attempted I to do so . |
| 12 | If an authority misdirects itself in law , or acts arbitrarily on the basis of considerations which lie outside its statutory powers , or so unreasonably that its decisions can not be justified by any objective standard of reasonableness , then it is the duty and function of the courts to pronounce that such decisions are invalid when these are challenged by anyone aggrieved by them and who has the necessary locus stand I to do so . |
| 13 | ‘ How 'm I doing so far ? ’ |
| 14 | How am I doing so far ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ The compositions are always so bad I can only face them if I do so right away . ’ |
| 16 | I do so because I believe she has been made a scapegoat for what happened . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , thank goodness , it is all settled , dear , I never wanted any trouble , I do so hate trouble . ’ |
| 18 | I do so enjoy introducing one friend to another . ’ |
| 19 | I do so with much misgiving , but I do see your point . |
| 20 | Indeed , why should I deny it ? for all its sad associations , whenever I recall that evening today , I find I do so with a large sense of triumph . |
| 21 | Of course it 's early days yet , I suppose , but I do so wish there was someone I could tell the whole story to . |
| 22 | ‘ I do so hope you 'll be here . ’ |
| 23 | As I do so , a shaft of light comes from above , sparkling with diamonds just like those on the water . |
| 24 | In noting with regret that this is the final disc in Cappella Nova 's Carver series , I do so with a degree of puzzlement . |
| 25 | So little Miss Schlegel will have to languish alone , ripening slowly in the California sunshine until one day I will turn up and have my way with her , quite possibly shouting , ‘ This one 's for Gloria Steinem ! ’ as I do so . |
| 26 | I do so hope that you never fall prey to any of the crippling diseases within our society because maybe then you will come to appreciate the need for these experiments . |
| 27 | When I was in Hawaii I practised for eight or nine hours a day ; now I practise a lot less , but I do so a lot more efficiently and effectively . |
| 28 | For this reason , I limit the amount of aerobics I do so that they are within the capability of most people . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't mind what I do so long as I do n't have too many lines to learn . ’ |
| 30 | I 'll look elsewhere for my entertainment , thank you , and I will not have accusations of ‘ censorship ’ and ‘ racism ’ levelled at me because I do so . |