Example sentences of "do [pron] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What d' ya recall of your early days with your father at Tormore ? |
| 2 | What d' ya recall of your early days at Tormore with your father ? |
| 3 | What d' you think of my wine ? ’ |
| 4 | What d' you think of my plot , Charles ? ’ |
| 5 | Tell me , Elisabeth , what d' you see in his picture ? |
| 6 | I can do it standing on my head , although I wo n't . |
| 7 | ‘ I have only done what lay within my power to better her lot . |
| 8 | AS AN addendum to Mr Robson 's letter ( HAS February 24 ) , last year I did what we are always urged to do I wrote to my MP with the self same complaint . |
| 9 | And as radio and television are largely concerned with talk , these aspirants have to be able to do it to succeed in their quest . |
| 10 | True , they were furious about Spain and England , but much more to the point , as redoubtable in-fighters , they were determined to do whatever lay in their power to ensure victory for themselves , by fair means or foul . |
| 11 | Nobody yet in the whole history of mankind has had the strength to resist doing what lies in their power to do , just to prove that they can . |
| 12 | The lines that radiated from their corners did nothing to detract from their brilliance , but in some curious way made her look approachable , despite her immense style . |
| 13 | Before long Gaveston was given the hitherto exclusively royal title of earl of Cornwall , an affront to the established councillors and nobility which he did nothing to palliate by his swaggering arrogance , especially at Edward 's coronation in which he played a leading role ; just as outrageous were the lands and revenues which went with titles , office and power . |
| 14 | The trials and tribulations which beset Piggott after his riding career was over — imprisonment in October 1987 for tax fraud — do nothing to distract from his achievements in the saddle , and never have his skills been better demonstrated than when he won his twenty-eighth Classic . |
| 15 | ‘ And do I assume from your obvious excitement that you now wish to go ? ’ |
| 16 | Gary was like Barry , like Barry Self : a lantern-jawed know-nothing , an unreflecting hedonist , a mastermould of brute conceit who none the less exploits a small but tenacious legacy of charm and luck Why do I bother with my father ? |
| 17 | ‘ Do I detect from your tone , Chief Superintendent , that you think us a couple of queers ? |
| 18 | BELVILLE : In vain , my Pamela , do I struggle against my affection for you . |
| 19 | seen me before , do I fit in their world ? |
| 20 | ‘ What the devil do I care about her confounded amends ? ’ he said harshly . |
| 21 | What do I care about your pointless merits ? |
| 22 | I 'm thinking of going out tonight , what do I do with my face ? |
| 23 | What do I do in my spare time ? |
| 24 | How do I get to his house on the lake ? ’ |
| 25 | How do I appeal to their intellect ( language , facts and figures , concepts ) , and what emotions am I stimulating ? |
| 26 | ‘ What do I say to your father if I mislay you ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Yeah , ’ grinned Billy , ‘ but what do I say to our Mam , that was her blanket . ’ |
| 28 | What do I know about their recent performance/trading history ? |
| 29 | ‘ Nor , by the way , do I spy on your comings and goings . |
| 30 | What did I do with my glasses Brenda ? |