Example sentences of "[vb past] what [pers pn] [verb] to do " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we described what we wanted to do , he said , ‘ That 's totally impossible . |
| 2 | I was born too late and I discovered what I wanted to do too late and what I did I did too late and my death is about to come far too late . |
| 3 | Gradually , he discovered what he needed to do in order to meet his responsibilities as governor . |
| 4 | ‘ When we understood what he meant to do , we endeavoured to dissuade him ; but he was resolute , saying he had not had a roll for a long time ; and taking out of his pockets whatever might be in them — keys , pencil , purse , or pen-knife — and laying himself parallel with the edge of the hill , he actually descended turning himself over and over till he came to the bottom . ’ |
| 5 | He repeated the plan several times to make sure Endill understood what he had to do . |
| 6 | As soon as they were in the train , in a rather crowded car where there was no chance of a seat , Jasper understood what he had to do . |
| 7 | Everyone knew what they had to do , so we did the backing tracks live , without having to worry about them too much , so the whole thing 's got a very natural feel … |
| 8 | They both knew what they had to do , and how hard it was going to be to escape ; they knew they needed each other . |
| 9 | Watching Jamila sometimes made me think the world was divided into three sorts of people : those who knew what they wanted to do ; those ( the unhappiest ) who never knew what their purpose in life was ; and those who found out later on . |
| 10 | That pair had you cornered , and heaven alone knew what they intended to do next if I had n't risked both life and limb by stepping in to help you . |
| 11 | By the 17th we knew what we had to do . |
| 12 | Conscious that Rotoroa is notorious for its insect and wasp populations , and that tackling the remaining section of path around the lake involved skills more suited to machete-wielding Ecuadorians , we knew what we had to do . |
| 13 | We used to curse them when we see 'em coming : we knew what we had to do : to get in and go to work . |
| 14 | He drew breath and leaned forward and he thought she actually knew what he meant to do and was n't going to object . |
| 15 | She immediately knew what he meant to do . |
| 16 | Suddenly he knew what he had to do : he had to go to Monument Hill and see the broken earth for himself . |
| 17 | Now he knew what he had to do : he had to go to the Unification Church and find out what , if anything , was going on there . |
| 18 | Michael knew what he had to do . |
| 19 | He knew what he had to do now . |
| 20 | He had already pictured the shot and knew what he had to do . |
| 21 | I think David thought he was the artist and he knew what he wanted to do — which I think is actually true — the artist basically does know what he wants to do — but I think the manager should just be there to sort out the finance and try to keep you on a the straight and narrow . |
| 22 | Ian was very upset by his father 's intransigent attitude but he knew what he wanted to do and that was to pursue his studies by every means possible , although by now doubts were beginning to cloud his mind . |
| 23 | Ironically , despite the lack of a certain ride , last winter was the first for several years when Ruggia really knew what he wanted to do . |
| 24 | Walker knew what he wanted to do at Waterloo and he had the backing of the Southern board . |
| 25 | Even though I knew what I had to do , once I got outside Liverpool Street station , I just wandered off aimlessly . |
| 26 | I knew what I had to do . |
| 27 | I knew what I had to do but it took some courage to switch that light on , I can tell you . |
| 28 | But I knew what I had to do , so I did it . ’ |
| 29 | I knew what I wanted to do from then . ’ |
| 30 | I knew what I wanted to do , and first of all I asked Miss Sowerby , ‘ Any spare blankets ? ’ |