Example sentences of "[pron] [v-ing] do [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sure you would be amused if you could see me struggling to do such a basic ‘ computer thing ’ as merely use it as a word processor ! |
| 2 | And it 's asking how am I going to do that anyway . |
| 3 | long time to remember what 's going to happen in three months ' time , but if it 's something related to an event like Christmas or Easter or something like that , a lot of , a lot of press people are always thinking ‘ What the hell am I going to do that 's different for Christmas or Easter or so forth , ’ so if you do a signal , lay on a special event related to a , a time , in other words a sort of custom , a calendar custom-type event , they 're going to appreciate that notice because they may do some forward planning which would actually help them in that respect . |
| 4 | What was I going to do next ? |
| 5 | Such is the case , for instance , in ( 69 ) below , where the phrase the notion that suggests surprise at someone having done such a thing as was done , thereby implying that the speaker would not have thought such audacity possible if the occurrence of the event referred to had not come to his knowledge : ( 69 ) … one of those heroes , the air ace Billy Bishop , was recently the focus of a bitter wrangle between the National Film Board and the Senate . |
| 6 | She died in September 1985 within days of my agreeing to do this research . |
| 7 | I was very happy with the African work , and it 's left me wanting to do some exploration work , travelling expeditions and so on , as well as pure sports work . ’ |
| 8 | I run along , happy with the Friday freedom feel , all the weekend stretching ahead , just for me , nobody saying do this , do that , go here , go there , Gowie Corby . |
| 9 | ‘ Are ye tryin' to do Old Denis there — God rest him — out of a hard-won and well-deserved record of attendance ? ’ enquired Tommy jovially . |
| 10 | ‘ And what are you going to do all day ? ’ |
| 11 | What are you going to do all week ? |
| 12 | Are you going to do much on ano , on a fast tan one this time ? |
| 13 | soc : And how , exactly , are you going to do that ? |
| 14 | ‘ How are you going to do that ? ’ |
| 15 | How are you going to do that ? |
| 16 | Have you actually got a plan drawn up with measurements , devised to the top and the base as well or are you going to do that when you |
| 17 | Right how are you going to do that three hundred and sixty divided by fifteen ? |
| 18 | ‘ What are you going to do next about Tweed ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ What are you going to do next ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ What are you going to do next ? |
| 21 | ‘ So what are you going to do next , chief ? ’ |
| 22 | Are you going to do another one before lunch ? |
| 23 | Are you going to do another world tour ? — I know that time 's ticking away . |
| 24 | What are you going to do this week ? |
| 25 | Right now how are you going to do this one , two fifteenths ? |
| 26 | ‘ Are you going to do some detective work ? |
| 27 | Are you going to do some more t put some more snaps in the album ? |
| 28 | Are you going to do any dates in London ? |
| 29 | do n't seem a very good driver does he ? now , are you going to do any painting this morning ? |
| 30 | are you going to do any drawing or painting ? , are you fed up with it ? |