Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] to do [det] " in BNC.
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| 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 | I intend to do all I can , with the Bar Council , to stamp it out . |
| 7 | Yeah his got to do another stress test and have more level . |
| 8 | 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 … |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ Doctor , I hate to do this , ’ Defries said . |
| 11 | " I hate to do this to you , Slick , but you got to go see Lorne Guyland — tonight . " |
| 12 | ‘ Mum , I hate to do this , I really do , but I have to know the truth . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Cause I tend to do half past eight till half past five with no lunch . |
| 15 | 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 ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | So what I propose to do this morning , is to talk erm , based on the notes from the hand-book about Anthems of the Nation , but to spend probably more time , talking about the French National Anthem , than about any others , because I know a little bit about it , and I have discovered even more . |
| 19 | I promised to do that . |
| 20 | I used to watch television and think ‘ I want to do that ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ No , I want to do that , ’ she had said . |
| 22 | Sometimes I feel so strongly I want to do that — touch you — and yet it does n't seem like my idea . |
| 23 | I do n't think I want to do that , but I 'll come earlier and give a hand — that 's if your housekeeper has no objection . ’ |
| 24 | I want to do that ! |
| 25 | I want to do that again |
| 26 | Well I want to do that anyway |
| 27 | And I want to do that . |
| 28 | I am very , very serious about it I want to do much more to help . |
| 29 | This morning , too , she had said to her father , ‘ I want this afternoon off ; I want to do some shopping . ’ |
| 30 | If I want to do some slap bass or play some very fast , light jazzy stuff , I 'd probably have to wear the bass quite high up , almost Mark King height , to really be comfortable . |