Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] they [verb] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Maybe I 'll make it a condition that they do marry each other , the two of them . |
| 2 | You would n't think men could die of br die of breast cancer , but they do because men have residual nipples and they do produce small amounts of oestrogen . |
| 3 | Consultancies are an integral part of the PR industry and they do possess certain advantages of experience , independence and specialist skills that may not be evident internally . |
| 4 | They do not necessarily have a lot of money but they do expect good value and a broad service . |
| 5 | and the great big photograph of Queen Victoria but they do have some nice things in , some of the crockery was quite nice |
| 6 | Having said that , however , most left academics and activists when it comes to the electoral crunch do vote Labour , excusing their commitment by saying that they do so " without illusions " but perhaps signalling by their actions that they do see some kind of meaningful choice at the polls . |
| 7 | ‘ At times of recession , contractors are trying to maintain their market share and they do operate some contracts at a loss . ’ |
| 8 | Customers are n't aware of your global strategy but they do notice little details like a badly typed letter , or a receptionist who 's poorly dressed , or filthy ashtrays in the office , or torn packaging . |
| 9 | v. Ratcliffe the plaintiffs refused to admit coloured persons to their ballroom but they did allow coloured musicians to play in the orchestra . |
| 10 | Martin 's an architect and and it actually probably would be you know it might be a good thing to actually sort of provoke a question with architects because they do specify these things and they 're the ones who actually say you know right we 'll specify hardwood . |
| 11 | But we 're big boys and they do say big boys do n't cry ’ |
| 12 | There is , in fact , a ferret corner with animals on display at most country fairs and they do attract wide interest . |
| 13 | I think we should make sure we sweep up the Selby drawings because they do include some fairly good stuff . |