Example sentences of "[pers pn] do have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But I do have a real feeling of joy ! ’ |
2 | If I am disenchanted by the indifference of literary criticism toward examining the range of that concern , I do have a lasting resort : the writers themselves . |
3 | ‘ I do have a certain amount of work to do , ’ Alice said , ‘ but I can fit in with your plans , Harry . |
4 | ‘ I do have a casual attitude to everything , yeah , that 's true . |
5 | ‘ But I do have a first-class ticket from Cardiff to London in my fist . |
6 | As I play football , I do have a practical use for the shorts and socks if I get them . |
7 | Whilst I admit that not everyone of my class members have joined I do have a good percentage mostly I feel sure through loyalty to me as their teacher . |
8 | er comment about erm the chap not getting any any work , erm I think I can attribute most of my work to the fact that I do have a bald head . |
9 | I had a close look at that table , obviously a matter of some interest and that 's the reason I return to this , as I read the table , there is a very substantial amount of double counting within it , for this reason , that all outstanding er planning permissions are included once , and there are then separate categories of allowance for all types of sites , namely large windfalls , conversions , small sites , and allocated sites , those are all put in , er or most of them are put in at thirteen years worth , that being the remainder of the plan period to two thousand and six , it will not have escaped you that if you include thirteen years worth all the existing commissions are part of that thirteen years , and so simplest approach to correct that table would simply to discount the outstanding commitments , because they 're all counted again as part of the thirteen years , I do have a secondary point that the allowance for conversions is very much higher than what seems to be happening , and in what is in the tables that er Mr Thomas drew it to your attention from the York City er appendix eight , so that er on on two counts , but mainly the double counting one there is a great deal of er erm optimism , if I can call it that , in that table . |
10 | " You have to try to go with one thing-so although I do have a large variety of plants , there 's always a certain harmony . " |
11 | Actually I did have a good party once . |
12 | But I did have a certain regard for Peter Ennalls , if you can remember him . " |
13 | I did have a little thought last night that maybe he is not expecting much this year but looking to get us on an even keel for an attempt next year on the title ( with maybe another central defender ) . |
14 | And I did have a splendid evening , spending most of the time with a red haired sergeant who seemed to appreciate my sense of humour — in fact , I thought we were getting on so well that I was disappointed when the evening ended and he did n't make any arrangements to see me again . |
15 | But I did have a small solace . |
16 | You 're never going to make me sound like a human being , because people like to think I 'm Dracula 's mother but I did have a rotten time at the start and it 's only just getting better . |
17 | ‘ And I loved you from the moment I walked into the factory , even if you did have a false impression of me . |
18 | If you do have a hanging light over the table it should not hang more than 85 cm to 90 cm ( 34 in to 36 in ) from the table top . |
19 | Erm and you do have a definite sort of track to look at . |
20 | If you do have a separate dining hall take a critical look at it . |
21 | If you do have a separate dining room , you 're lucky . |
22 | The basic shape is very easy to make , but if you do have a little time you might want to give the dragon more elaborate scales . |
23 | You may not be putting together the salad on your plate or cooking your main course in the kitchen , but you do have a certain control over what goes onto your plate . |
24 | ‘ You do have a black cloak lined with white fur ? ’ |
25 | And you do have a special place in his life , I 'm sure of that . ’ |
26 | You might like to count your way through out loud , some people like to sing and , if you do have a full-length mirror you can exercise in front of , then watch yourself . |
27 | You do have a unique sound , but that sound has now been very much copied by an awful lot of jazz players . |
28 | She wished she could lay claim to a migraine but knew that Betty would not let her , that anyway even she could not be so mannerless as to absent herself from her own picnic , and that even if she did have a blinding migraine she would still have to go . |
29 | For example , you could discover whether the employee 's watch was faulty , or whether she did have a regular hair appointment on Friday . |
30 | Despite her irritating affectations , she did have a genuine flair for divining quality in both literature and the visual arts . |