Example sentences of "he [vb past] do it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | suddenly it all ended when a SAC , who was n't even a suspect , admitted that he 'd done it during a fit of depression ; with a pair of pliers , not a knife ! |
| 2 | The first time he 'd done it with a boy , he 'd been ashamed . |
| 3 | He said he learnt to do it in the field during the Falklands War . |
| 4 | Not for the first time she wondered how on earth her father had persuaded the children to call him ‘ Gamps ’ and decided that he had done it for the sole purpose of driving her mad . |
| 5 | Maurin interjected that he had done it for the best , that he suspected she would spread silly gossip and it was sensible to keep her away from the English journalist . |
| 6 | But it was as if he had done it for the thrill of it . ’ |
| 7 | But it was as if he had done it for the thrill of it . ’ |
| 8 | And he had done it to a woman who had done nothing to him , simply been a little rude and overbearing , not unlike The Fat Controller himself . |
| 9 | The sleight of hand had not been performed to show off ; he had done it in a matter-of-fact way , as though it were no more unusual than scratching his ear . |
| 10 | He had done it in the street in front of everyone . |