Example sentences of "it do [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the poster exhibition failed to capture the imagination of the local press , it did attract a large number of visitors and over 200 copies of the historical booklet that accompanied the exhibition were sold . |
| 2 | Whatever we think about child baptism , it did reflect a serious interest in the role of the family in bringing up children . |
| 3 | They had the moral flexibility to meet shifting organizational demands and still enjoy the sleep of the just — their ability to relativize other moral imperatives whilst constantly prioritizing the pursuit of organizational goals did not make them necessarily immoral , but it did facilitate a moral flexibility others denied themselves . |
| 4 | I had to rinse quite often to get rid of debris , but it did give a close shave . |
| 5 | It did admit a possible link with cases of leukemia and cancer of the bones and agreed war pensions should go to those cases . |
| 6 | ‘ What we brought into the head office was financial expertise as I 'd recognise it and it did deliver a huge benefit including giving professionally-based leadership at the centre for all the financial staff already working out there in the field . |
| 7 | Come to think of it , I was n't that keen on it either , though it did serve a cracking pint of Young 's bitter . |
| 8 | However , it did achieve a top speed of 126mph , and cruised at 96mph with a weight of 22,000lb at 2,050ft altitude . |
| 9 | When it had grown older it did show a little interest in females and even deigned to mate with a few , though never with much enthusiasm . |
| 10 | If WEU had a role , it was to ensure the closest possible cooperation within NATO , and although it did play a limited role in the Saar settlement , it remained essentially a paper organisation . |
| 11 | Of course it did herald a new era … in the second division . |
| 12 | They 've given her something and she , she had to put this stuff on her hair , had to take a trip to the hairdresser and he said to the hairdresser comb my hair first and then put this stuff on and wait for a fortnight and it did come a little lighter , but it was n't much |
| 13 | Frank Dick was not happy , and it did seem a harsh decision . |
| 14 | EWM has no outlets overseas , although it did attempt a joint venture in the US . |
| 15 | For example , " tailoring " , mostly done by men , is usually classified as a skilled trade whereas " dressmaking " , done by women , is usually not , although it did require a formal training . |
| 16 | It was regarded by many as dangerously radical and extreme — in much the same style as the ‘ Bultmann school ’ in the last forty years — but it did introduce a new epoch in critical New Testament research , most notably by drawing attention to the distinct strands and theologies within the different New Testament documents . |
| 17 | The It never changed all that much , but it did get a great deal closer . |
| 18 | In the absence of plans we can only ponder what was done ; however , it did include a new lounge and a replacement for the condemned cesspit which today still serves the Club in the absence of main drainage in Harpsden . |
| 19 | It did take a long time for anything to happen . |
| 20 | It did take a few minutes to get used to the cutting action of steadying the saw on it shoe , starting the motor , then gradually starting the cut by pivoting down with the blade , but it was a knack soon acquired . |
| 21 | I found out how well after a serious filter failure while away , but it did take a few days for the lethargic specimen to return to full health . |
| 22 | The network of family connections in Italy , though not in itself either a reason or motive for the policy which Napoleon III was to pursue in the peninsula , was nevertheless a help in that it did provide a useful information service and helped to create a feeling of sympathy for French policy . |
| 23 | It was built relatively late , between 1844 and 1845 , and destined for a relatively short working life , but it did provide a good deal of employment for several decades . |
| 24 | It did have a central theme to it , but we 're taking more time over the next one . |
| 25 | Its bed and furniture were entirely homely , however , and perhaps not as dainty as the elegant young French lady might like , but it did have a nice view of the hustle and bustle of Newington Butts , and Mrs Beavis always reckoned that if you could see life going on from your window , you could n't grumble too much about not having dainty furniture . |
| 26 | They 've been revolting for years under the surface and then some thing happens that make it possible course the continued revolutions have gone on through the world and because they 've seen the success of a revolution in Russia although we did n't know the full facts of it in the West , it was , it did establish a huge area in the wake of a revolution . |
| 27 | The time demanded in maintaining roses is not great , it does not mean a number of hours or days a week , but it does mean a regular tour around , if only of a few minutes ' duration , perhaps in the evenings , with secateurs in hand to snip or prune away faded flowers , and a puff or spray here and there as and when you find aphids or other pests . |
| 28 | Could I just start with the white paper on community care funding because I think , as he said in the introduction , it is a complex subject , erm , and it does involve a lengthy transition period , and therefore in terms of its understanding , I think it 's important that members are aware both how the money is coming to us , broadly what we 're doing with it , and , and how it is that we 've reached the conclusion that there 's a great under-funding in the , in the present proposals . |
| 29 | But it does give a distorted picture of the level and nature of business in the market . |
| 30 | Simply because it does give a numerical score , rather than the subjective impression given by an interview , credit scoring may give a spurious and therefore dangerous impression of accuracy . |