Example sentences of "[vb past] do be [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he said ’ all you got to do is be careful you do n't hit the hedge , you see ’ . |
| 2 | Too late Paige tried to avoid him , but all she managed to do was be off balance as his hands caught her shoulders , and with a muffled yelp she toppled backwards . |
| 3 | All she had to do was be more herself and less what she thought she ought to be . |
| 4 | And all he had to do was be this other person and convince everybody . |
| 5 | ‘ It was terrible having to be seen as a human being when all I wanted to do was be a bean . ’ |