Example sentences of "[coord] say [pron] [vb mod] do [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may be tempted to offer the spontaneous inclination itself as reason for my choice , and say I shall do it because I want to do it ; but in examining myself objectively I see that a fact about my wants and likes would be directly relevant only to a causal explanation of my actions , and could be used in deciding what to do only as I use any other objective facts . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She gave no address and said she could do nothing more to help her mother . |
| 4 | And even if that did n't happen , even if he listened and said he 'd do something , it would n't be any good because Hepzibah would n't have any part in it . |
| 5 | He 'ad a knife and said he 'd do me in if I did n't tell him why we steamed the letter open . |
| 6 | Tonight , he insisted he 's NOT a hero — but says he 'd do it all again if he had to . |