Example sentences of "and do [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shortly after another falleth sick and doth pine … . |
| 2 | ‘ The mind , taking no notice of itself , is deluded to think it can and doth conceive bodies … without the mind . ’ |
| 3 | But I wan na go back shall I go back and do alter the things I wan na alter ? |
| 4 | Yes , yes , but erm , you know , I have had to say to the chaps , one of them came in and he said he 'd been spoiled down at the cedar and I said oh well , I , I 've been cooking a breakfast for Neil of course by the operation of sods law , Neil suddenly goes off the idea of having breakfast , so I find myself cooking breakfast for this other lump , who is as idol and selfish as anybody ever met in all the born days , and I said to him just recently , I said , I , I ca n't get up and do breakfast 's in the morning any more , well he says he come 's down and does he 's own , you see they can when they feel that they want too . |
| 5 | Local people ( who do notice and do care ) are virtually powerless to intervene against such a combination . |
| 6 | If that 's in the question , then do compare and do contrast . |
| 7 | ‘ I can see I shall have to tell you more about Brownies before you believe in what they can do and do do . |
| 8 | I 'll go and do want anything ? |
| 9 | I 'll just finish reading this and then I 'll er go and do give me a smackerooney , look at that lovely face , a little angel , a little angel |
| 10 | well those others , three of those , somebody else 's children plus her own ran total riot out in the garden , but I mean there 's not enough people to come round and do spot checks even if they 're allowed , I do n't know whether they 're allowed to , but they 've |
| 11 | Er I was still slobbing around in my dressing-gown and you know yesterday 's clothes and so I I I thought I 'd better get up and do stuff . |
| 12 | Whenever we can we try and do stuff that is as close as possible to this house . |
| 13 | Yes , but mum , I could n't just go back and do like every show ! |
| 14 | Give the visitors opportunity to talk and do listen carefully to what they have to say . |
| 15 | And to do say one , two , three 's done . |
| 16 | Redheads can and do wear pinks , as well as terracotta and greens . |
| 17 | They , among other things , have put Westminster into that category of parliaments which can and do exercise a significant degree of influence over the formation of policy . |
| 18 | We were aware that women have exercised and do exercise certain kinds of power given particular social arrangements ; we were aware too of the need for new ways of thinking about power which would allow us to answer questions about women 's authority , power , influence and status in different times and places . |
| 19 | I have gradually changed my life style and I can not stress enough the relief of being able to walk , run and do exercise without pain . |
| 20 | it was so erm steep and it took him half the service to get over , just , well then in the equity I am not fit , I 'm gon na lose weight and do exercise |
| 21 | Here , I 've opened the wine , have this glass and do settle . |
| 22 | Most people who leave here are successful in finding work and accommodation and do settle well . |
| 23 | He knows full well that Christians can and do sin , and if we pretend otherwise we are lying ( 1:8,10 ) . |
| 24 | These lesser varieties are not widely planted , nor do they contribute significantly to the quality and reputation of Champagne as we know it today , but they exist and do possess a certain curiosity value and are therefore dealt with in this chapter . . |
| 25 | Since these factors can and do change , the position of the younger generation in structures of family support must be seen as specific to particular points in historical time . |
| 26 | Journals can and do change , and their contents may at one period reflect the leading edge , whilst in another they may become review journals , or more ephemeral in nature . |
| 27 | The inferences that may be placed in data materials can and do change as theoretical frameworks change and shift . |
| 28 | An illustration of how appropriate choices for the different groups and classes in the capitalist global system can and do change is provided by the analysis of counter movements to the global capitalist project . |
| 29 | Even here , however , the separate heading is worth preserving , since modern style-studies can and do content themselves with the mere description of distinctive linguistic patterns , abstaining not only from relating them to external factors such as authors or literary movements , but also from attributing to them any specific literary function . |
| 30 | Far dimmer and simpler than ours , but they certainly exist , and it is now recognised that they can and do suffer from stress . |