Example sentences of "[modal v] do [conj] then " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rightly argues that the best way to find out what part of the brain does is to start out with very general questions about the sorts of thing it might do and then work through to more specific questions . |
| 2 | She says no you ca n't , I might do and then when she 's ready to go out she 'll say you could 've taped it . |
| 3 | They could do but then again |
| 4 | Er I could do but then again would you under er so that you can understand er what the actual recommendations are , the important thing is again that we see you face to face . |
| 5 | In the beginnings of this second stanza , the poet is describing all the wonderful things the sun can do but then goes on to say that all these great wonders are completely forgotten when the sun can not even rejuvenate a man whose body is still warm and almost living . |
| 6 | While writing this article , I have realised that it is actually a very general problem-solving technique , of which there are many other instances in mathematics and science : If you can not do a problem , transform it to a problem that you can do and then transform the answer back to reach the solution to the original problem . |
| 7 | If you could get me a quote I shall see what D I Y I can do and then find out how much it 's going to cost me to buy a new |
| 8 | I 've done chambermaiding , I 've done housekeeping , there ai n't many other things you can do and then she says and what about cooking ? |