Example sentences of "do [adv] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | You 'd do better teaching them how to cook . |
2 | I 'm so frightened the feeling will go away , it 's too fragile , and I do so want it not to break . |
3 | ‘ We did not bring them here to sit in the stand , ’ Roxburgh said , although he would not commit himself as to whether either was considered a starter against the French . |
4 | In the meanwhile , we did not feel it right to make aspects of knowledge about language in the programmes of study ( which will be legally obligatory for every pupil working at levels 5 to 10 ) too extensive or demanding . |
5 | It did not take me long to realize that this was the man I had needed so badly . ’ |
6 | It did not take me long to wish that we Christians might have a similar preparation for confirmation and acceptance as a full worshipping and working member of the Church . |
7 | It did not take her long to work out that the meal was going to cost her considerably more than she 'd saved by spending a rather miserable night in rue Roland . |
8 | Apparently it did not take her long to provide services for both husband and wife . |
9 | As a free man in a growing country , it did not take him long to see the potential . |
10 | But it did not take him long to sort out what was wrong with it . |
11 | It did not take them long to inform us that we had arrived with their traditional enemies , the Bugis . |
12 | It did not take them long to make their minds up : mobility , Jessica said , was the nicest thing she knew about being well-off . |
13 | The member of staff when I spoke to him about it afterwards — I did not call him in to speak to him about it immediately because I did not think it was either my place or my duty — I told him that she was very concerned about that being said to her son and quite frankly so was I , and really was that the sort of thing to say and he agreed it was n't the thing to say but he said ‘ I was so angry at the time . |
14 | ‘ I did not call you here to discuss the offices . ’ |
15 | It did not suit her now to observe the emotional turmoil inside Rose . |
16 | I do not think it right to ban all these services . |
17 | We do always tell them not to keep cash at home . |
18 | ‘ I did n't bring you here to talk about my relationship with Marianne , ’ he cut in brusquely . |
19 | ‘ I did n't bring you here to open up all the old wounds again , ’ he growled at last . |
20 | I did n't bring you here to upset you . |
21 | ‘ I 've got this irksome fetish for using the natural colours surrounding a place to decorate the interior — but I did n't bring you here to discuss my schizophrenic choice of living surroundings , Virginia . |
22 | And I did n't tell you now to make , probably that . |
23 | His parents did n't send him here to have the teachers live his life for him . ’ |
24 | Knowing that Adam always liked to keep his options open , Miranda was forced to the lonely conclusion that he did n't love her enough to commit himself to her for life . |
25 | Yes , eventually I did put it down to your job , worried about Steve being so long away and anxious to tie up the contract , but there was a worse fear — that you just did n't love me enough to want to stay with me . ’ |
26 | ‘ We were very surprised that someone did n't snap him up to go jumping . |
27 | Did n't mean you not to write whatever I said . |
28 | I even tried laying trails of cheese that led to my feet , which she scoffed up , but she did n't trust me enough to take the cheese from my hand . |
29 | ‘ Yes , ’ Fabia agreed , but what was more than obvious to her , with Ven stressing , ‘ specifically ’ stressing , that Lubor talk to her on an impersonal basis only , was that he still did n't trust her not to ask personal questions about him . |
30 | ‘ I 'm sure you did n't ring me just to tell me that , ’ she replied , in no mood for light-hearted flirtation , try to pin on a brave face though she might . |