Example sentences of "[verb] he [modal v] do [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Athelstan promised he would do what he could and hoped to see her and her family as soon as possible . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He says he can do nothing , and we must go back to Hull , because of a small storm ! |
| 4 | He says he can do it . |
| 5 | He says he will do it himself . |
| 6 | Tonight , he insisted he 's NOT a hero — but says he 'd do it all again if he had to . |
| 7 | Len Daniels was attacked by pirates and virtually ran out of rations — but he says he 'd do it all again . |
| 8 | If he 's really interested he can do his own asking . |
| 9 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 10 | Democratic party chairman Ron Brown added : ‘ George Bush has already said he would do anything to win this election . |
| 11 | She had thought he could do nothing more to her , but he had . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't believe he would do it . |
| 13 | Storms Morrissey , at No 23 in the charts with former band The Smiths ' This Charming Man : ‘ I 've met Vic Reeves a few times and I ca n't believe he 'd do something so hurtful . |
| 14 | One farmer claimed he would do nothing to the buildings until his son had been confirmed in the tenancy . |
| 15 | He 's been told he can do it legally only if he takes his uniform off first . |
| 16 | ‘ I never had much time for him when he was young , but I never guessed he 'd do anything as rotten as this ! ’ |
| 17 | Robson 's shown he can do it & both he and Hoddle will have ALL the players ' respect . |
| 18 | That 's because I did n't have time to sit and colour with him so he decided he 'd do it all blue himself did n't you ? |
| 19 | Ewan felt he could do nothing about this situation , and there was no use worrying about it . |
| 20 | He varied his dancing routine with occasional headlong gallops round the lawn and it was after he had done about ten successive laps that he seemed to decide he ought to do something about the bitch . |
| 21 | Rachel sat there in the back of the Mercedes , unable to give him the stinging retort on her lips because she knew he would do what he promised , and she had a profound fear that the minute he made love to her fully the feelings she was desperately trying to suppress would keel over and completely overwhelm her , leaving her not just vulnerable but absolutely devastated by the reality of what they were . |
| 22 | If he said he would defend the pound , you knew he would do it or bust . |
| 23 | He knew he would do it all again , because as he looked across the manicured lawns , the buildings shrouded now in darkness but soon to be brilliant in the blazing sunlight , the scene embodied all his dreams . |
| 24 | It was astonishing that he knew he could do it . |
| 25 | He thought he would do me a service by telling me that the Ice Princess who had caught my eye was right here , in Roma . ’ |
| 26 | I thought he could do anything . |
| 27 | He thought he could do it . |
| 28 | Cos you thought he could do it , you were wrong . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't think he would do it to draw attention , but I believe quite genuinely that he was trying to amuse me . ’ |
| 30 | Do you think he 'll do mine for |