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 .
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