Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Athelstan promised he would do what he could and hoped to see her and her family as soon as possible . |
| 2 | When the time came she would do what she could to help . |
| 3 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 4 | I thought I 'd give you it . |
| 5 | And er I thought I can do what I did at forty , and I did it , but look what I 've got now . |
| 6 | ‘ I know it sounds awful but I felt she would criticise what I did and how I looked or try to organise me . |
| 7 | knew you could do it I I 'm just not erm at all sure of er how that actually works . |
| 8 | So I thought you must know what you were doing . ’ |
| 9 | And there 's also the pub where the police , the police always knew they could find who they wanted in the . |
| 10 | Rachel sat there in the back of the Mercedes , unable to give him the stinging retort on her lips because she knew he would do what he promised , and she had a profound fear that the minute he made love to her fully the feelings she was desperately trying to suppress would keel over and completely overwhelm her , leaving her not just vulnerable but absolutely devastated by the reality of what they were . |
| 11 | But if he ever thought he 'd upset you he was quick to apologize . |
| 12 | If he thought he could intimidate her he was gravely mistaken ! |
| 13 | How I thought he could help me I do n't know , but he invited me for lunch , anyway , and he was lovely . |
| 14 | Reynolds had only the vaguest memory of his search of the Evergreens , but he thought he could find what he was looking for . |
| 15 | But he came and sorted me out and I asked , I said I 'll see what I can do and I got hold of it and I did it for him . |
| 16 | It was er international company sommat like that Ching and er they asked me about it and I said I 'll see what I can do . |
| 17 | I did n't come because you said I could have anything I wanted , I came because of the past . ’ |
| 18 | Cos I have n't done anything with it , cos you said you 'd send it him , and I could n't decide whether I was supposed to send it ahead or he was . |
| 19 | Write about one main incident or object ( Chekhov said you could select anything you saw and write about it , but do n't sit down at the typewriter before the idea has gelled in your mind . |
| 20 | And he said , you know he talked to them and he said you can do whatever you like because Mary-Ann and Mitch were superior people . |
| 21 | In fact this is what Socrates is going when he 's asked , well what do you want us to do with your body , he said you can do what you like , I wo n't be in it anyway . |
| 22 | in front of them , so I waited until I got home and took me slipper off and whacked his bum , I said the next time I said that 's what 's gon na happen , I said you can do what you like when we go out I said but just remember what you 'll get when we come back |
| 23 | I gave her all the papers , and erm , she said well , and that meanwhile had , spoken to me on the phone , and said she would do what she could . |
| 24 | I said she 'll know what it is |
| 25 | I said she 'll know what it is , but |
| 26 | Apparently she said she 'd prefer somebody she had worked with before , and she knew Blagg 's battalion was in Germany , and Dieter — rashly , we now agree — left the decision to her . |
| 27 | ‘ I hoped you would say what you thought . |
| 28 | ‘ I phoned the president 's office and they said they would see what they could do to help . |
| 29 | ‘ She said they would have what they called a settin' in . |
| 30 | " Oh , " Quiss said , shaking his great bearded head quickly as though the whole subject was of too little consequence to be worth discussing , " they said they 'd see what they could do . |