Example sentences of "[conj] the [noun pl] do [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This interpretation makes it quite clear that the disposition in the will has failed , and that it is only thanks to the trust clause that the nurses do obtain this additional income . |
| 2 | On August 13th 1803 it was ordered that ‘ a hole be dug at a proper distance from the house and that the matron be directed to see that the servants do empty all the pails from the house into the said hole until the privies etc. , shall be built out of doors ’ . |
| 3 | We certainly set it because if the kids do spend all their time doing these demonstration experiments they 're sure to get bored — life is like that . |
| 4 | If the plaintiffs do jump that second hurdle , another will stand in their way . |
| 5 | But the stations do demonstrate that architectural influences flowed north and south through the Americas , bending styles derived from Europe to new ends . |
| 6 | What happens when the police do detain such individuals ? |