Example sentences of "[noun] do [vb infin] [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As the Sun now recognises , the publication did cause personal offence to the Queen but it also caused offence amongst those who prefer to hear or see Her Majesty 's Christmas Message for the first time on Christmas Day . ’ |
| 2 | The great size of the Sports Hall does give tremendous pleasure to members who wish to join in the open sessions , and the picture of so many enthusiasts on the floor is particularly heartening to those who work so hard for the furtherance of the Society . |
| 3 | This was brought home to me recently when the Conservation Officer of the Cumbria Wildlife Trust countered my defence of canoeing and canoeists by accepting that two or three canoeists are no problem in a sensitive area , whereas a large group does cause unacceptable disturbance to wildlife . |
| 4 | The CLRC did give serious consideration to dividing indecent assault into two grades , so the idea of grading is not entirely alien to England . |
| 5 | It is assumed here that juries and others do attach considerable importance to the label when it is a question of homicide , and therefore that the excessive use of force in self-defence is a matter which is properly reflected by a separate qualified defence , rather than being left to sentencing ( which means executive discretion , if the mandatory penalty for murder remains ) or forced artificially into the doctrine of provocation ( when there may be no real evidence of loss of self-control ) . |
| 6 | But the discussion did give added weight to the demand for reform at a time when concepts of national interest were more frequently deployed — wartime . |