Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] do [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | " I always obey my father without question as I did today , and all I ask is that you help me to continue to do that . " |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | Were I to agree to do more than that , it might have the effect of making it extremely difficult for either management or employees to launch a successful bid . |
| 4 | ‘ Now why would I want to do that ? ’ he asked mildly . |
| 5 | Why would I want to do that ? ’ |
| 6 | Erm I mean does that give you an idea of which |
| 7 | On the basis of your experience with tenants here , and the fact that there 's so many people in the same position , I mean does that act is that |
| 8 | I mean does that hold any water , do you accept that ? |
| 9 | Now where erm Yeah I mean does that |
| 10 | But it 's sad really because I mean does all sorts of things with them which |
| 11 | Now confidence has manifested in lots and lots of ways and its appealing to that confidence as much as the insecurity , er that makes the advertiser 's and the manufacturer 's of all manner of products er , their huge profits , now I guess we all spend money on , on various products and er , do you , do you worry about how much you spend on the body beautiful or just the body ? , do you or , I mean does any , I wonder if you think you spend too much on it ? , let me ask you that , do you spend too much money on your body ? , er button one for yes and button two for no . |
| 12 | In ter in terms of getting milk delivered , I mean do many people get milk delivered or |
| 13 | I mean do another one . |
| 14 | I intend to do all I can , with the Bar Council , to stamp it out . |
| 15 | I 'll want to add some more PCs to the contract and renegotiate terms accordingly , and I intend doing this in March . |
| 16 | And I goes do this to Ricky go up to Lucy and go yo , hot chick ! |
| 17 | Yeah his got to do another stress test and have more level . |
| 18 | In the end I agreed to do this but I remember leaving the meeting literally , I am afraid , in tears and saying that although I would obey the majority I would resign from the Government afterwards as quietly as I could because I should have failed to uphold an almost lifelong conviction … |
| 19 | As I failed to do this I spent the entire journey staring intently at the zip of my coat and at least I learned a lot about clothes fastenings that morning . |
| 20 | ‘ Doctor , I hate to do this , ’ Defries said . |
| 21 | " I hate to do this to you , Slick , but you got to go see Lorne Guyland — tonight . " |
| 22 | ‘ Mum , I hate to do this , I really do , but I have to know the truth . ’ |
| 23 | Whether the Council I , I personally would be quite keen to go down there and see A , and we 'd need permission of the land owners , to do this , to see where the link could go across , you know , the best position , so that we , and I believe this is what Councillor is saying , so that we can actually come forward and maybe this ought to be a meeting with the Amenities Committee , maybe the Ramblers and bear in mind as I say again I hate to do these things and the land owner think we 're steamrollering 'em into something without their knowledge . |
| 24 | I hate doing that , drives me up the wall the first bit cos I 've got all them houses in the first bit have n't I ? |
| 25 | All correspondence to ( God , I hate doing this every frigging week ) AITS-N ! |
| 26 | Sometimes , when I have to make precious substances such as toenail cheese or belly-button fluff , I have to go without a shower or bath for days and days ; I hate doing this because I soon feel dirty and itchy , and the only bright thing about such abstinence is how good it feels to have a shower at the end of it . |
| 27 | Cause I tend to do half past eight till half past five with no lunch . |
| 28 | Each task must be judged in terms of the basic question : Do I need to do this or could someone else do it for me ? |
| 29 | Although I tried to do this visualization several times a day , I found it best and most rewarding first thing in the morning when I and my mind were fresh . |
| 30 | In the rest of this chapter I shall describe how I tried to do this , drawing on my own experience and developing mathematical interests and understanding . |