Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [modal v] do [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I knew it was n't going to be easy , as it was so very much his world , but I realized I must do it soon , because the longer I delayed , the longer I felt I would go on doing so — like facing up to the ashes . |
| 2 | Oh well you had to notif take doctor 's note in you see , oh yes er doctor 's note and erm we were allowed , but erm fortunately I did n't have to have much time off , I 've been really fortunate that way , but erm I do n't think I would do anything that 's different to what I have done because it 's hard to prepare me for how I am now that 's how I look at things , and er the trouble I had with my husband it 's helped me to prepare myself for doing the garden , I 'd done the front garden when the gardeners came this morning . |
| 3 | Oh I was n't a very convincing Prince Charming though , do n't think I 'd do it again . |
| 4 | You do n't think I 'd do anything to a patient I would n't have done to myself ? ’ |
| 5 | But then they came back and said it was changed to ‘ Everything We Do Is Driven By You ’ and my initial thought was ‘ Yuk , I do n't think I can do anything with that either , ’ because it just sounded like motor cars and I 'm not interested in singing songs about motor cars . |
| 6 | I do n't think I can do it myself . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't think I can do it , ’ is how he put it when I phoned him . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't think I can do it . |
| 9 | And he once passed on to BitC an invitation he had received requesting him and the Princess to open the conference of a Brent Women 's Association , with a note saying , ‘ Do you think I should do it ? |
| 10 | Do you think I should do it here or just put it |
| 11 | Sal … do you think I could do what you are doing ? |
| 12 | I , I do n't think I could do it , I 'm a . |
| 13 | ‘ He would n't have asked me if he did n't think I could do it , ’ she had retorted . |
| 14 | I mean I do n't think I could do it . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're not seriously suggesting I might do her some harm ? ’ |
| 16 | I mean I would do you er have ? |
| 17 | That 's the point , I mean I could do it . |
| 18 | I mean I could do I think they 're fascinating and important — but I would prefer instead actually to talk about Darwinism Darwin as a biologist , rather than Darwin as a philosopher or as a influencer of morals and religious beliefs and so on . |
| 19 | she thinks I should do it , you know |
| 20 | So he thinks I should do you because he despises me , too , and he thinks I 'm God 's scum . |
| 21 | that 's why I was an A&R man for a while , trying to tell other people what to do without realising I should do it myself . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You did n't know I could do it , did you ? ’ |
| 23 | My next-door neighbour agreed to take her , but I promised I 'd do my best to get back in time so that I could take her myself . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Yeah say I can do it Wednesday nights , apart from that , you know it 's too bad sort of thing ! |
| 26 | By a miracle I found I could do it : standing upright on the pedals and pedalling with all my might I reached the road , where Nora was waiting for me . |
| 27 | I 'd been in the presenter role long enough to know I could do It . |
| 28 | How do we know you can do it ? |
| 29 | Anna found she could do it quite well , but Corrie had no aptitude at all , though when it came to learning Foundling hymns she excelled . |
| 30 | do n't forget when they 're added when they 're added you can do them one bit at a time . |