Example sentences of "[pron] do [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 The plain , large woman in a flowered overall said quietly , ‘ I do me best .
2 I do me own repairs — make me own spares when I need ‘ em . ’
3 Well I do me and Jonathan erm they do n't like me er read all his books .
4 " And when she says she wants a baby in the house , I do her the credit of believing her . "
5 No , I ca n't say I like any of these jobs — I do them because they 've got to be done : I 'm here and I 've got to do them ( all said in a dragging monotone ) .
6 The things I used to do , I do them
7 I do them because I 'm called out to see patients who need help . ’
8 I do them all .
9 into quarters so I do them longer
10 You like your trout when I do them , but you wo n't eat one .
11 Oh I , do n't do them with a window leather , I do them with
12 Well I do , I do them all , try and do them all a bit different but it 'll be something on that line .
13 But I do the back one 's twice , cos I do them with water as well .
14 I do them int papers and all sorts .
15 I do him the credit of suggesting that it was not of his invention .
16 Yeah , I do him cows milk during the day , he has er two bottles of that cows milk and then he has a , a big bottle of formula milk at night , so
17 If I do him brown or put in white all round
18 ‘ I do n't even take many holidays and when I do they are pretty disastrous .
19 I have given my third and fourth preferences to candidates who , if not exactly " worthless " , know as well as I do they have no chance of being elected .
20 I know whatever I do they 'll love me . ’
21 That 's how I do mine .
22 And when I do he 's always watching the cricket . ’
23 The stupidest things I do he calls witty .
24 But you know as well as I do he meant you to be involved in a serious attempt at marriage .
25 It 's a long way , it 's a long way to come and pop in see without you knowing him as well as I do he , he , Rudy 's so hard to move , I mean I 'd love , I 've said that
26 He said cos I used to keep the house tidy he said I 've been the in the army June an he said I can I can run a household he said but we and then working the shifts I do he said and go up the horses and that he said I just do n't get time to do it !
27 She said , och I do she said .
28 I will write again as soon as Ferdinando hears he is to go and when I do you must prepare Oreste for the change Ellen so that it is not sprung on him .
29 I do not mind at all being a parlour maid , though I do you I am feeling much happier and calmer .
30 The form of words that he used were these : ‘ Lord king , I do you homage for all the lands which I ought to hold from you ’ .
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