Example sentences of "what do or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DeFries was never one to tell people what to do or badger anyone . |
| 2 | There was unemployment going about and the man that had a certain job at making certain things were n't to keen to show the apprentice what to do or give them the recipes . |
| 3 | Because teachers often can not answer the question of why they teach as they do and because they refer to statements such as that they just know what to do or have a feeling or sense about what to do , it has been suggested that what guides teachers in making sense of their work and what commits them to action is a mixture of " personal knowledge , tacit knowledge , routine knowledge … when conscious thought is not permitted the time to percolate and inform practice " ( Simons and Elliott 1989 ) . |
| 4 | I did n't know what to do or say . |
| 5 | There was a long silence then and Creggan waited , not sure what to do or say . |
| 6 | She did n't know what to do or say , and even if she had her body and mind were incapable of acting on it . |
| 7 | She did n't know what to do or say and wished he would do or say something to break the silence . |