Example sentences of "[adj] does [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Scots and the Welsh and the Irish have clearly retained very strong national cultural characteristics , which have made it necessary for the student who wants to make accurate distinctions to say ‘ British does mean something , and it 's something to do with the Briton overseas ’ . |
| 2 | Even if everything that might go wrong does go wrong , it would require extra efforts of neglect , incompetence and ill fortune to fashion a depression even half as bad as that of the 1930s . |
| 3 | Very little of it relates to the north and north-east , although Salvian does describe the sack of Trier . |
| 4 | Whilst for some the experience of ageing does bring with it a degree of social disengagement , it is far from being a ‘ natural ’ or inevitable event . |
| 5 | This provision , it is assumed , was omitted because under ss.15-16 the accused does act " with a view to gain " . |
| 6 | The colour although simple does give a feeling of the atmosphere and time of year . |
| 7 | ‘ Why I 'm proof the impossible does happen ’ |
| 8 | That , that 's what most people understand by sub- contracting and they do n't see that it , the standard uses it , in my , in my opinion in the wrong way , because it does , it 's standard does require everything that you buy that affects you . |
| 9 | It may be true that concepts and factual propositions are subject to change and have no consequences until engaged by someone 's mind , but it is also true that some transmission of knowing does take place , and that a facility with , or mastery of , those concepts and propositions is necessary to further development . |
| 10 | Obviously , organic does signify better , or at the least an improvement , but the buyer must beware . |
| 11 | ‘ I had periods , ’ though upon reflection , the bleeding does seem mean and scarce , and I can not exactly remember my last period . |
| 12 | The fact that they arc to some extent predictable does enable management to identify the times when staffing needs will be increased . |
| 13 | It 's important for most people in most circumstances , but the level at which it 's important does depend very much on the circumstances . |
| 14 | Being in a state of readiness for the unpredictable does seem to result in it being less easy to use the quiet periods of duty time productively , which includes relaxing and taking care of oneself . |
| 15 | Nevertheless the foregoing does express the nature of the situation as it really is and people should be very well aware of it before they decide to start a family or indulge in sexual activity likely to produce a child . |
| 16 | The evidence which is available does enable us , however , to draw some conclusions . |
| 17 | Indeed the statistical evidence that is available does suggest that the relationship between the money stock M and money national income PT was quite stable , in both the short and the long term . |
| 18 | The present system of managed floating does contain the possibility of direct conflict if official intervention is carried out at cross-purposes . |
| 19 | The zoologist David Norman points out that the Cretaceous does show a decrease in sauropods , and a rather dramatic increase in ornithopods . |
| 20 | In the first outcome , we discover that being female does affect likelihood of absence , but being female does not increase the chances of being in a low status job . |
| 21 | Nevertheless contracting does incur greater administrative costs in the form of new accounting and information systems and staff . |