Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb mod] do [indef pn] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 You do n't think I 'd do anything to a patient I would n't have done to myself ? ’
3 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 .
4 She says after each of these cases people say you should do something but it 's very difficult to see what you could do .
5 Those who live nearby say they 'll do everything in their power to try to stop it .
6 But they say they can do nothing .
7 Athelstan promised he would do something to help her and left quietly , the cope still round his shoulders , Crim jumping up and down in front of him all the way back to the church .
8 McMahon hardly considered it would do anything else : ‘ I sit here in my cell writing this , having served almost nine years of a life sentence for a murder I did not commit …
9 ‘ I would never have been a dancer or believed I could do anything if it had not been for him , ’ said Crawford .
10 ‘ I hope someone can do something for him .
11 She says she 'll do anything for the safety of the children .
12 And I hope you can do something for this little lad here .
13 I hope you can , I hope you can do something with it , because being truthful I just , it 's just
14 If you have height and space you can do anything .
15 ‘ I assumed you 'd do something of the sort .
16 ‘ Now — I 've decided we should do something special at the club . ’
17 On every woman Cara had ever seen one could do something to enhance what Nature had given , or cover up what had been left out .
18 I see people now in the same situation as I was before , unable to meet anyone , and they do n't feel they can do anything about it , and I want to say ‘ Yes you can ! ’
19 He says he can do nothing , and we must go back to Hull , because of a small storm !
20 Democratic party chairman Ron Brown added : ‘ George Bush has already said he would do anything to win this election .
21 Sally said nothing , and Harriet went on : ‘ You do n't really think she could do something like that , do you ?
22 ‘ I trust you , and I do n't think you 'll do anything stupid , ’ he said , to her surprise .
23 ‘ Okay , you 're on , but do you think you could do something about Martin mooning all over you ?
24 I do n't think you can do anything about me not getting an erm they should just pay me more should n't they , if they ask to ?
25 the tiles , so I do n't think you can do anything about it now .
26 He said , stupidly : ‘ I did n't think you 'd do owt like that . ’
27 He was looking at her intently , as if he expected she might do something surprising , like flying up the chimney .
28 Almost any litt I mean you could do anything round the edge you do n't have
29 She thinks you might do something , she says she 's always coming up with Ma .
30 ‘ You do n't honestly believe I 'd do anything like that , do you , Chrissy ? ’
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