Example sentences of "[pron] do [pers pn] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it in effect equalises in terms of means , the people applying for housing so there is no need for a means test for potential tenants because they all have in housing terms , the same means , I I do you understand this , I mean it 's vitally important you understand this just to see why this motion is nonsensical . |
| 2 | Sort of erm working on a farm for two days then going to the college erm that , so I do it like that . |
| 3 | I do it like this because she was really beautiful , then . ’ |
| 4 | I did it like that . |
| 5 | we go over there and erm so I do , what I did I put that meat out to thaw the night before so it was thawed |
| 6 | so what I did I put another carrot in extra |
| 7 | Another implication of ( 16 ) , or ( 15 ) , is that , apart from questioning the adjective , the language would also provide a means to question the noun phrase alone while " leaving behind " the predicate qualifier ( even though one might not expect such questions to be particularly common in practice ) , and in fact such questions are perfectly grammatical : ( 21 ) who(m) did he paint seated ? what did he send registered ? |
| 8 | Which did you succeed most with and which did you fail badly with ? |
| 9 | 1 Which did you like best and why ? 2 Did any of them describe experiences like those you have had ? 3 If you were going to write about something at school , what would you choose and why ? 4 Choose one of the poems to read aloud . |
| 10 | Which do you collect these days ? |
| 11 | Which do you find easier multiplication or division ? |
| 12 | Who d' ya get that off then ? |
| 13 | Two fifty , would you do you think two fifty and one fifty is the closest it can go ? |
| 14 | Who do we feel protective when we watch the loved one who is unaware of being watched ? |
| 15 | Who do I do first ? |
| 16 | Who do you reckon this cheap ? |
| 17 | ‘ Who do you think that was ? ’ |
| 18 | Who do you think that can be , children , said Sister . |
| 19 | ‘ Who do you think killed Riddle ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Who do you think killed Sir Thomas , Lord Beddington ? ’ |
| 21 | Who do you feel unable to forgive ? |
| 22 | Who do you fancy this year ? |
| 23 | So my solicitor said to me , ‘ Who do you know that can stand surety for £500 ? ’ . |
| 24 | Third group , who do you have that 's going to talk to it ? |
| 25 | Who did I tell that to ? |
| 26 | Who did I get those for ? |
| 27 | Who did she do this for , who did she work for ? |
| 28 | Now , who did you sit next to ? |
| 29 | And who did you buy that . |
| 30 | Who did you hear that off ? |