Example sentences of "[pers pn] did [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I think these 'd probably be better if I did them on the one you suggested for |
2 | But I did it through the love , fo , that I had for the couple , and that because they had waited sixteen year before they eventually found out they could n't have children ! |
3 | I did it during the week and came in on a Saturday for myself . |
4 | I did it to the fir first one . |
5 | But I did it with a heavy heart , I can tell you . |
6 | I think I did it with a pair of tweezers to , so I could stick the |
7 | But somehow Sampras did reach it and Forget managed to make sure with his second volley and said later ‘ … but I 'm not quite sure how I did it with the wrong grip ’ . |
8 | Okay , so you do it with the Xs then , I did it with the numbers , that 's the easy bit . |
9 | I know I should n't have gone near the sea , but I did it as a protest . |
10 | I knew I could do well academically and I did it as a challenge to the conventional idea of the black kid who 's good at sports , yet with no brains . |
11 | Well I did it on the way . |
12 | Er but I did it at a scale like erm one centimetre for o for every hour it 's blowing in that direction . |
13 | ‘ I started a similar scheme in Wellington , but then I did it at the same hour on the same day every week . |
14 | Richard believes his playing at matches inspires the team and he said : ‘ I did it for a laugh at the first home game but now it 's taken off . |
15 | I told you I did it for a bet . ’ |
16 | I did it for a bet — with one of my uncles , his side being that I would n't stick to anything — and because it seemed as good a way as any of getting away from home , but I was not uninterested and I have not forgotten my subject . ’ |
17 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
18 | He said it 's my fault ; but I did it for the best . ’ |
19 | I did it for the girl , he protested . |
20 | his school sports and said I did it for the sake of the children ! |
21 | I did it for the erm Ormskirk one |
22 | ‘ I did it for an introduction before the films came out in Europe , ’ he says . |
23 | ‘ It takes , they say , seven years to make an electrician ; and I did it in a fortnight . ’ |
24 | ‘ It would have taken forty-five minutes by bus , but I did it in a quarter of an hour by bike , ’ he said . |
25 | I did it in a hundred and twenty three , the actual stage one equivalent in the month if |
26 | I did it in the dull knowledge that there was no way I could get up that hill . |
27 | And if some , er , jus it was very thin slices of beef , topside of well I thought I 'll get some beef out , and I did it in the microwave and it cooked but it was it was quite tough . |
28 | I did it in the sixth form , it 's really hard , it takes ages |
29 | I did it in the first year , I 'm in the fifth year now , that was four years ago . |
30 | alright just shut up a minute , I 'm talking to ya , so she said afterwards oh I says that was good were n't it could n't even switch the machine on and she said it does n't matter does it , she said it 's not what happens its the way you deal with it , and I made a joke of it and I said to him oh this is good i n't it ? relax you 're in safe hands I ca n't even switch the machine on , but anyway I did it in the end and he was alright , and he said thank you very much , that was , you were very good , you were very kind , cos it is frightening and one thing I said to him do n't hold your breath , because people think when their having an E C G they 've got ta hold their breath for some reason , just lie there take a deep breath and do n't breathe again but you 've never had one so you would n't no , I 'm just going to mix this up |