Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] do [art] " in BNC.

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1 But if I and mine prepare to defend the kingdom , you and yours must do the same .
2 ‘ Oh , I must do a pee .
3 I see that I must do a little bargaining on my own behalf .
4 The pressure from London , however , was unrelenting : ‘ Gould has been so clamorous lately ’ , Lear wrote to Jardine , ‘ at my not having done any Birds of Europe for him , that I must do a batch for him without further delay . ’
5 I must do a sampler for Amy .
6 It also means that I must do no injury in any form to the sub-human species .
7 I must do the watering carefully , I told myself each day — not make a mess .
8 But this is one of the experiences that taught me very early in my career that I must do the opposite .
9 Kowalik said : ‘ I reached the World Championship semi-finals last year and I must do the same again to prove that my career is on course .
10 ‘ Me mum said I should do a show concentrating on Paul 's work , ’ says Paul ( left ) .
11 But there is no issue for which simply to deduce from socially prescribed principles combined with factual propositions would be anything but a mechanical conformity ; I know why I should do the prescribed thing only if , at least at my moments of fullest awareness from other viewpoints , I feel moved to do so .
12 ‘ She told me she always put the most beautiful girls next to Bernard when setting the table for a party , and that I should do the same , because you want to give the best to the man you love . ’
13 Does it confuse you that I should do the talking and you the listening ?
14 The other thing I 'm wondering whether I should do the Petroline order which in fact flew on its first leg to Rome yesterday .
15 He fills it up , and cooks for himself , and when it gets down to a certain level then he thinks , ‘ now I might do a concert ’ .
16 Cos I might do a like
17 I might do a bit of drawing .
18 no , I do n't think so , well I think if I feel like it , after I 've done me cooker hood , I might do a bit of baking
19 I might do a bit of revision with you next week as well just to help you with it .
20 I could undo one of the latches of Filmer 's briefcase and , given time , I might do the other .
21 Correction : given nerve , I might do the other .
22 It had been running through my thoughts so often that I knew it by heart , yet now I was suddenly afraid that I might do the wrong thing !
23 I might do the tennis stuff for three or four years and decide I can do it sleepwalking and turn to something I really care about and like to pursue , which is politics . ’
24 I like do the Tom and , I wo n't , Tom and Jerry , I might do the Tom Jones one , cos I , I feel comfortable at
25 At least if I do a dropped shoulder I might do the neckline before I do the sleeves , and then it once you 've done the sleeve it 's finished , you know what I mean ?
26 ‘ I thought that I might do an article to celebrate it ; describe the problems they face , and their success in tackling them . ’
27 ‘ I thought that , since your society has been in existence for ten years , I might do an article on your work . ’
28 I 'll do no more work today ! ’
29 I 'll do no such thing !
30 It was on the tip of his tongue to say , ‘ I 'll do no such thing , ’ but he found himself compromising by saying , ‘ I 'm going to join up . ’
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