Example sentences of "[subord] i do [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The predominance of white , middle-class characters , is disappointing , although I do recall a ballet story with black dancers — strangely enough around the time of the tv series ‘ Fame ’ ! |
| 2 | He played Lord Fancourt at Windsor Rep for one week in 1952 but says : ‘ I ca n't remember one thing about it although I do have a photograph of me looking extremely young and lovely . ’ |
| 3 | I wish I had shown her more affection , although I did spend a lot of time collecting scraps of sheep 's wool off the barbed wire for her to put round her corns . |
| 4 | He said of his winter sporting expedition : ‘ I felt I 'd reached a decent standard by the end of the week , although I did take a tumble or two . |
| 5 | If I do make a cock-up of it , I can always do something else . ’ |
| 6 | She knows that I have arthritis and if I do need a bit of support , Clare 's always there , unobtrusively , to give me a hand . |
| 7 | And if I do read a paper it wo n't be for for very long because all the stuff it 's got in it I 've seen it one telly or heard on the radio . |
| 8 | And if I do receive a call , I 'll telephone you at once . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Anyway , if I did have a village lass dying to do my cooking , do n't you think she might find you a bit off-putting ? ’ |
| 10 | And yet , if I did have a showdown now , what good would it do ? |
| 11 | If I did have a siesta it was always a very short one . |
| 12 | Well unfortunately if , if I did have a delivery of coal it would come in through the other entrance . |
| 13 | After all , if I did have a fiancé tucked away , that would change the situation rather dramatically . |
| 14 | Cos I did have a word with Steve on Friday and said have you seen Jerry and and has he mentioned this |
| 15 | That 's a thought , check for a read only er cos I do have a habit of making some of me DOS files read only . |
| 16 | ‘ Because I did have a crush on you ! |
| 17 | I get as big a kick out of watching Seb on the top curve as I do watching a ballet dancer . |
| 18 | Though I do believe a cow once was maimed . |
| 19 | ( Though I do have a friend — Bunny — who always insists on a female doctor or nurse if he has anything wrong of a private nature . |
| 20 | A martingale would also have been superfluous , though I did buckle a stirrup leather round his neck to give a ‘ just in case ’ neckstrap . |
| 21 | I did n't feel guilty about it , though I did feel a bit inadequate somehow . |