Example sentences of "does [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gentleman does prefer a blond ! |
| 2 | Thus the first part of the prediction which Barro set out to test appears to be confirmed by these results — unpredictable monetary growth does affect a real variable in the way suggested . |
| 3 | Where there does exist a genuine public expression of concern about the way the police operate this can not just be dismissed as a matter of misunderstanding or be written off as the foolish ramblings of that police ‘ folk devil ’ the ‘ loony left ’ , who would dismantle the system for their own political ends . |
| 4 | A second group of statements has the distinction that their truth-values do not depend on whether there does exist a thing called for by a contained referring expression . |
| 5 | This can be claimed for romantic and romance , but is not appropriate in the case of arable farmer , nor of foreign policy or animate nouns from ( 7 ) , nor of new in ( 17 ) nor naked in ( 18 ) ; and it would clearly not apply for nuclear scientist either ; while there does exist a noun nucleus , which is certainly the etymological origin of the adjective , the scientist is , synchronically and in the usage of the ordinary speaker , to be connected with the indefinite notion of nuclear matters ( where , for example , Latin would have used the neuter plural of an adjective ) rather than directly with nucleus ; one may reasonably guess that many speakers to whom the word nucleus is quite unfamiliar would nevertheless feel they understood quite satisfactorily a headline which read : TOP NUCLEAR SCIENTIST GOES MISSING ! |
| 6 | Barker 's drama does deliver a message even simpler than his point about the importance of the national soul . |
| 7 | Tolerance does not blind a man to the imperfections or faults of a religion , nor does it blur the distinction between religion and irreligion , but it does deliver a man from fanaticism with regard to his own faith . |
| 8 | In few cases a dispersal agent does deliver a seed directly to such a target other than by chance . |
| 9 | ‘ He does eat a great deal of fish ? ’ said Flavia . |
| 10 | When he does want a pause , Charpentier gives very specific instructions such as ‘ Suivez apres une petite pause ’ ( ‘ Continue after a brief pause ’ ) . |
| 11 | Souness really does want a team of raging psychopaths — Dicks is a right evil bastard , Ruddock and Burrows have just gained a soul mate . |
| 12 | But the 49-year-old does want a place on the board so he can invest a reported £8million . |
| 13 | Since electricity generation is the world 's largest source of man-made carbon dioxide , it is quite clear that nuclear power can and does make a very significant contribution to its reduction . |
| 14 | The West will face some difficult decisions if Mr Gorbachev really does make a dash for economic freedom . |
| 15 | Although no one would claim that Kansas City is now a model of racial harmony , it does make a sharp contrast to St Louis , Missouri 's other main city . |
| 16 | When this happens the authoritative directive does make a difference . |
| 17 | The more detailed analysis presented here therefore strongly suggests that the Home Support Project does make a difference . |
| 18 | But when all the please and thank you is unsaid and the little courtesy is undone , it does make a difference to society . |
| 19 | Disappointingly though , in her efforts to be balanced Valentine rarely lets us see just where she stands ; though she does make a strong plea for psychologists not to ape either physics or sociology . |
| 20 | ’ Apart from that , and a general knowledge of the links and the game , what does make a good St Andrews caddie ? |
| 21 | On the clean sound , reverb really does make a difference , adding as it does greater depth to any guitar 's tone . |
| 22 | I am glad that so many more knitters are using double jacquard as it does make a super skirt . |
| 23 | It does not state a minimum portfolio requirement but does make a small annual charge , maximum 0.1% of portfolio value , in addition to transaction charges . |
| 24 | Siann , in a recent study Accounting for Aggression which gives an excellent overview of existing theories and positions , does make a distinction between aggression and violence . |
| 25 | It does make a sort of sense : everyone must be born and die , but how many general directors nowadays last even a respectable fraction of 20 years ? |
| 26 | It does make a measurable difference . ’ |
| 27 | A partner who does make a profit through such competition may be required to forfeit such profit and pay the profit over to the partnership . |
| 28 | . And er it does make a bit of continuity . |
| 29 | Lavender is one ninety five and rose and neroli are four ninety five so it does make a you know a difference . |
| 30 | Erm if I put two times brackets three add six it does make a difference . |