Example sentences of "i do [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Partial topic framework existing in a conversation between K ( 20+ , female , Edinburgh-resident , university student , … ) and J ( 60+ , male , Edinburgh-resident , retired , … ) in P Working Men 's Club , Edinburgh , … ) at T ( early evening , spring , 1976 , … ) mentioning ( J's three children — J ‘ s brothers — the schools they attended — the schools J attended — that J did badly at school — J left school at fourteen ) when K asks J what he did after he left school J : oh I done odd jobs like + paper boy + chemist 's shop worked in a chemist shop + and done two or three others+ and I finally started in the bricklaying + so I served my time as a bricklayer + K : that 's good money J : nowadays it is but in that + when my time was out it wasn't+ it was only three pounds nine a week + so + + K : my father was a stonemason and he started at home + and they were paid a halfpenny an hour extra for being left-handed + + |
2 | ‘ H-have I done much damage ? ’ she managed to ask . |
3 | I done that writing . |
4 | Oh I done that chocolate |
5 | Do you know I 've been so busy , I done that van this morning , I 've done my housework and two loads of washing been over Petes ' did I tell you ? |
6 | Doing it bit by bit I done all Ross ' bedroom yesterday . |
7 | What have I done all day ? |
8 | Because I done extra metal work for three years right ? |
9 | There was a man I worked with — I done seven seasons along with him : and there was n't so much as an angry word or dammit passed between us . |
10 | And what have I done this time , Mr Malpass ? ’ |
11 | Yeah , I done some wash this morning got it dry whilst it |
12 | This is what I done last time , and I stayed behind and I just |
13 | I done another poo |
14 | How do I do that right ? ’ |
15 | Did I do thirteen C on which one ? |
16 | Can I do one Mrs ? |
17 | Oh look , how can I do this hair . |
18 | No but it I mean it 's just been so long , it I I said to him , can I do this trial and he said , and i explained everything about it and he said , yes try it . |
19 | Why do I do these things , Alice ? |
20 | So do I do these things ? |
21 | Shall I do those drinks then mum ? |
22 | I did mention that er I 'm a retired tax inspector and I 'm very long retired , I 've been retired for thirteen years , thoroughly enjoying it , hope you too but your first questions w must be what the devil am I doing thirteen years retired tax inspector talking to you on a technical subject , why on earth ca n't you get the real thing ? |
23 | As Dorothy Parry has pointed out , in the Journal of Occupational Therapy : ‘ … the one disastrous method is to take suggestions such as these and to apply them solemnly and over-earnestly ( am I doing this right ? |
24 | ‘ Am I doing this right ? ’ asked Twoflower anxiously . |
25 | But how many of those blokes carrying signs outside Black Comedy can take the falls I do eight times a week ? |
26 | I will try to slant my handwriting to be more adult like , I will try to get many merit points , I will try to get at the top sets for every lesson you are in the top sets for every lesson do well in them , I want to carry on my good progress in the sports area , I do many sports now and I want to do more |
27 | ‘ Joe knows that when I do n't train with the lads I do extra training on my own . |
28 | I do two hours |
29 | As a matter of fact , Me1li , I wondered , if I do two preps for you … would you do my noon to six on Sunday ? ’ |
30 | and if , and if I do two Beta award weekends |