Example sentences of "[pers pn] do the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do the laird 's business . |
| 2 | I do the odd bit of d-i-y round the home , which I do n't find too difficult , being an engineer by trade . |
| 3 | A. Yes , in assembly while they say it in English I do the other one . |
| 4 | I do the background briefing but the clients have to do most of the work , and so I always tell them . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But I do the best I can . ’ |
| 6 | But I notice the more I do the stronger the images become . |
| 7 | Mrs Clinton was quoted as saying : ‘ Nobody knows better than I do the pain that can be caused by discussing rumours , even in private conversations , and I did n't mean to be hurtful to anyone . ’ |
| 8 | Last night we celebrated the defeat of Italy — our brigadier ordered a rum ration to all ranks in honour of the occasion — yet I ca n't help feeling just a bit sorry for the Italians , and have never found it in my heart to dislike them as I do the Germans . |
| 9 | One woman said ( despite having a nanny for her two kids ) : ‘ I do the washing one night , the ironing another . |
| 10 | ‘ And what if I do the opposite ? |
| 11 | I have a fitting on Sunday for the ‘ New Faces ’ final — one gown with three jackets to ring the changes over the ninety minutes of live T.V. It 's imperative that I do the show as I ca n't think of anyone who could step into the breach should I become ill . |
| 12 | If I do the braising steak , will Adam eat a baked potato or should I do roast ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ When I was told to rest all week and just turn up and play on the Saturday , I felt sluggish and lethargic , so I make sure I do the required hours every week . |
| 14 | I do the pools sometimes , an' all . |
| 15 | It 's not that at all , I do the same thing every year . |
| 16 | I do the same myself . |
| 17 | You should know as well as I do the public can be a very difficult master ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I just want to get it right and make sure I do the best for each of the students in my charge . ’ |
| 19 | Now that I have a number of birds of my own , I do the same . |
| 20 | ‘ I do the talking , Dorothy . |
| 21 | If you do n't fold them up I 'll just toss them on the cart like I do the rags . |
| 22 | ‘ If I do the planning , you see , ’ Celia said , turning to a clean page in her notebook , ‘ that will spare Anna . ’ |
| 23 | I go through the front room and then I get to this room [ the ‘ breakfast ’ room ] and I do the lunch washing up then , and I wait till they go to bed to put the hoover over this room and polish round . |
| 24 | I do the washing up when the children are eating their tea . |
| 25 | I , when I do the comment thing put in would we , I say I , that 's conceited ! |
| 26 | In the Swedish industrial culture where I do the main part of my research , four types of profiles on these three orientations are discernible . |
| 27 | Do the hard I do the easy one you do the hard one . |
| 28 | ‘ Now you must rest , while I do the housework . ’ |
| 29 | I do the difficult cooking , Lesley does things like beans on toast . |
| 30 | I mean , I do the same thing , I get home at night and I 'm like this ! |