Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun prp] do [prep] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Lange did at least pay him respect . |
| 2 | The lack of atmosphere , extending even to the non-appearance of MacFinall 's cymbal-and-drum ensemble , which has driven the pulse of many a West Indies advance in the past , was again painfully evident as 12,000 deigned to stay away , but King Dyall did at least make a cameo appearance in an outfit that for once defied description . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , Mr Pozsgay did at least emerge from his six-year stint at the head of the ministry as a man who deserved credit for trying . |
| 4 | Relieved , Mrs Browning did at least say , ‘ You are the best of nurses , dear , and I miss your skill . ’ |
| 5 | There is nothing to suggest any direct seigneurial interest in the plot or characters of the tale ; although the comedy of Dame Sirith does at least assume knowledge and recognition of the conventions of chivalric behaviour , it would be absurd to suggest that knowledge of such conventions was socially limited in any significant way in the later thirteenth century . |