Example sentences of "[indef pn] we [vb mod] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | What , I had in mind is to get us to a point where if we decided that we do want to recruit somebody we can do that within er er a much shorter time scale than than our |
| 2 | There was nothing we could do for poor Victor at five in the morning ; we should meet for an early breakfast and decide then what to do . |
| 3 | ‘ Our whole ethos is that the show must go on but last night there was absolutely nothing we could do . |
| 4 | The old order was changing , and there was nothing we could do about it . |
| 5 | There was nothing to say and nothing we could do . |
| 6 | We gave him a cup of coffee and made soothing noises , but once again there was nothing we could do . |
| 7 | But the covers had been printed , and there was nothing we could do . |
| 8 | They had the right to take away our children , and there was nothing we could do about it . ’ |
| 9 | An ambulance spokesman said : ‘ There was nothing we could do . ’ |
| 10 | There was nothing we could do . ’ |
| 11 | But nothing we could do would reverse fundamental social trends which were producing more and more lone parents . |
| 12 | Since we could not get rid of the rule , there was nothing we could do but try to operate it more sensibly . |
| 13 | There was nothing we could do to pay back the debt of our existence . |
| 14 | We were all sorry about Black Dog getting away , but there was nothing we could do . |
| 15 | There was nothing we could do for him here , so we had him transferred . ’ |
| 16 | I felt the usual clench of tension in the bowels , and could see pale anger in Mala 's face , but there was nothing we could do . |
| 17 | ‘ So am I , but there was nothing we could do about it . |
| 18 | ‘ But they bought it for £46 million and sold it six months later for £92 million , and there was nothing we could do about it . ’ |
| 19 | There was me as well , you see , and there was nothing we could do and er she 'd had this erm , it was awful , they took her to the mortuary because some of the girls , you see , erm , you know they went hysterical and er I 'm not gon na pass her door , that sort of thing . |
| 20 | Er , you know , well of course they were young girls and er , you see and there 's , there was nothing we could do , you see , and , and er , anyway the doctor , as soon as the doctor did come , it was because th the young staff er they had to , they took her away to the mortuary , you see and erm then I , I had to carry on with her work and , and do the best I could and mine as well , you see , but of course er the Manager he appointed another Assistant Manager to go and collect the money which I used to do got it in because I took her times of duty as well and er , you see , and then after that er after several weeks I suppose it was , I do n't know how many because I forget how many , that they appointed me as Manageress and I was in that position for twelve years , you see and |
| 21 | Inday became ill and there was nothing we could do . |
| 22 | Here was Aldo Moro , an ex-Prime Minister , the leader of the Christian Democrat Party and one of the most powerful and influential men in Italy , at the mercy of the best-known organization of political extremists , and the people responsible for combating political extremism told us there was nothing we could do except organize random house-to-house searches . |
| 23 | No , there was just nothing we could do . |
| 24 | There was nothing we could do . |
| 25 | ‘ There 's nothing we can do for her now and it 's House Full tonight . |
| 26 | We 're agreed , I think , that , ghastly though it is , there 's nothing we can do for that poor girl at the moment , and that Rita can go on for her . |
| 27 | Those of us with mainly slow-twitch , red fibres are physiologically disadvantaged , because there is nothing we can do about our muscle type . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've had numerous prison governors say to me , Yes , Conlon , we know you 're innocent , but there 's nothing we can do about it . |
| 29 | ‘ There 's nothing we can do . |
| 30 | All of which you will be tired of hearing but it has been brought about by my great fear that my husband will be taken off by the Brownings once more , this time to France and there is nothing we can do to prevent it they being the masters of our fate . |