Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] do [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am doing nothing of the sort . |
| 2 | ‘ They pay me , ’ he says , before qualifying his statement : ‘ I am doing it for the love of my art . |
| 3 | It 's a unique opportunity to do something really strong for the sake of the restoration of my citizenship , while at the same time by that of course I 'm doing something for the human rights of every single citizen in Czechoslovakia . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm doing nothing of the sort . |
| 5 | I 'm doing it through the four years of the course . |
| 6 | So she said well do n't do n't put them down again I 'm doing it by the computer . |
| 7 | I do n't think I 'm doing anything over the weekend . |
| 8 | I was doing them for the wrong reasons — out of curiosity or for the money , rather than because I had a passion for doing them . |
| 9 | ‘ I was doing nothing of the sort ! |
| 10 | ‘ I was doing nothing of the kind , ’ she denied crossly , turning to face him . |
| 11 | However , one afternoon perhaps two weeks after our conversation in my pantry , I was doing something in the library when Miss Kenton came in and said : |
| 12 | I did think I was doing it for the best . |
| 13 | I was doing it for the drive anyway . |
| 14 | I was doing it under the covers you see ? |
| 15 | I have said before , and if it be any satisfaction to him I repeat it now , that if you attempt to enforce this Bill , and the people of Ulster believe , and have a right to believe , that you are doing it against the will of the people of this country , then I shall assist them in resisting it . |
| 16 | Being apart all week means you 're doing none of the things young married couples normally do — building up a joint lifestyle , going out , having friends around and generally enjoying yourselves together . |
| 17 | ‘ You 're doing it for the child she 's foisting on you . |
| 18 | Well that thing 's pretty easy if you 're doing it on the beach but what if you 're out in the water and it suddenly gusts up . |
| 19 | so like perhaps , say six weeks you 're doing it on the voluntary basis |
| 20 | It 's only to create an impression when you 're doing it in the day time . |
| 21 | you , you 're doing it in the same room |
| 22 | Now at that stage you were doing it on the telephone were you ? |
| 23 | Just a day after Kevin , 33 , visited his JobCentre , she joked : ‘ People will make sarcastic comments like ‘ She 's done it for the £7 child benefit ’ . |
| 24 | she 's doing everything by the book I think , so |
| 25 | No well she had this special thing so it 's done the trick so she has n't worn it yet though , I think she 's doing it for the wedding ai n't she ? |
| 26 | We are doing nothing of the sort . |
| 27 | It helps to solve our problems with Chrissie and Fred by making it clear that we are doing something about the food costs . |
| 28 | And we 're doing something on the character of the Christian , er I ca n't , obedience , , righteousness is one and I ca n't remember what the other is . |
| 29 | Here we 're doing it through the lens of a contemporary artist . ’ |
| 30 | They may need to go out in pairs which is why I think that we do need to put more money into the budget to provide this service and make sure that we 're doing it in the best possible way , erm so I mean I think that it 's very important that we 're consistent about this . |