Example sentences of "he [modal v] do [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Gene Fowler on the book jacket of Beagle 1990 ) ( " This young poet and novelist dares do what is practically inconceivable that he should do in that social context . " ) |
| 2 | He felt better than he had for a while , with hard work aching in his bones and the knowledge that he had decided what he must do at last . |
| 3 | The next thing 'll be , he 'll do for one of them , then she 'll find out where she stands . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't know what Tod makes of them , except that his glands tell me he could do without any special attention , or any attention at all . |
| 5 | He 's er he could do without this then ! |
| 6 | It was the best he could do at short notice . |
| 7 | He thought he had probably broken it , but there was little he could do at this time of night . |
| 8 | Her doctor had told her that there was nothing he could do for this problem , so she decided on private treatment from a doctor that a friend recommended . |
| 9 | So I er , I politely told him what he could do with that , well , I was eating his dinner and I could n't be too rude to him , but erm , you know , when er when , when confronted , I do n't give ground over that kind of thing . |
| 10 | Oh he could do with that cos Emily 's always asking me |
| 11 | She then tested his creativity by asking him to write down all the things he could do with various objects such as a brick or a shoe , and all the things that would happen if certain events suddenly occurred , such as everyone in the world losing their sight or having to walk on all fours . |
| 12 | Baldric , well informed through long dealings in Flanders , said drily , ‘ You would be surprised what he could do with those ships . |
| 13 | The other children were clean and decently fed , but this one had a smell of the gutters about him and looked like he could do with some good food to fatten him up . |
| 14 | Looks like he could do with some of our country air . ’ |
| 15 | Mr Bush started rehearsin' us last night and he could do with some extra voices , like . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sure he could do with some fun female company . ’ |
| 17 | Jarvis disliked the whole suburban scene but there was not much he could do about that until he was older . |
| 18 | It was n't long after the conversation about the Ivor Novello Award that he became much more resolved that he did n't need Ken Pitt as manager , so I said to him that the only thing he could do in that case was to get an attorney who would break the contract . |
| 19 | Then he remembered the copy of Ruggiero 's letter , and realized that there was something he could do after all . |
| 20 | Tony Jacklin had won the 1960 Open and the 1970 US Open , and his huge British following was going to make sure that he did what they 'd hoped he 'd do in 1970 at St Andrews , and win the 1971 Open at Birkdale . |
| 21 | He had no idea what he would do after that . |
| 22 | A person 's actions can be explained in terms of his following of tacit conventions , but our knowledge of the rules will not allow us to predict what he will do at any given time . |
| 23 | And what is more ’ — her voice dropped now and she leant towards Agnes — ‘ I 'm afraid of your father , I mean , for him , what he will do to that … person if he meets him again , for he will certainly do him an injury . ’ |
| 24 | Wordsworth 's power as a poet is seen in what he can do with such material , so that after reading Stepping Westward these commonplaces , while retaining universality , are made new for us . |
| 25 | Well he 's running up now , see what he can do with this one , ooh , over second slip down to the four runs another one has slip and a leap , like Botham and erm , away he went . |
| 26 | If the final grade is largely determined by course-work marks , how are you to mark a piece of work completed in a pupil 's first term of his introduction to a subject , compared with what he can do after five or six terms ? |
| 27 | We know what he can do in that department . |