Example sentences of "it [verb] [vb infin] [art] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oliver had reassured her that Sir Thomas could not possibly have committed suicide through anguish at her rejection and she was now prepared to enjoy the rest of the week immensely , even if it did involve a murder investigation . |
| 2 | It did resemble a church precinct after a wedding . |
| 3 | I know Fran Cotton has a business to run but it did spoil the World Cup celebrations for many . |
| 4 | It did keep the Albion brewery open for another 20 years , but brewing finally stopped in Mild End in 1978 . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , it did provide a stepping stone for some significant figures . |
| 6 | Unfortunately a concrete path , provided by the builders , had to be broken up ; but it did provide a hardcore base for the paving . |
| 7 | But it did have a garage and it did have a telephone box . |
| 8 | The language of a classical play is challenging but it does give the student chance to see how early voice training can be used with a very demanding text . |
| 9 | Yet it does retain a branch line to Uckfield in East Sussex . |
| 10 | Often , invoice discounting is more attractive to the larger companies that can manage their own sales ledgers , but it does expose the factor/invoice discounter to greater risks because it is not so closely involved in the client 's affairs . |
| 11 | Discs has gone for promotion of the label en bloc , it has not been in the most obvious way , but it does typify the house sense of humour . |
| 12 | It is larger than the Petra model , but Lorraine points out it does have a diffuser attachment , six heat/speed settings and a removable filter . |
| 13 | ‘ Ah , ’ said Ashton , ‘ it does have an exhaust note after all . ’ |
| 14 | Obviously erm in in receiving those additional figures I accept what the in senior inspector says about not er opening up the need side of the debate but clearly is I think the er Mr from Harrogate is saying it does it does cast a question mark on the supply dimension of the debate in terms of additional and commitments coming into the the figures to meet the Greater York housing requirement . |
| 15 | As to the second criticism , it is true that a talking-head programme does n't provide visual clues as to content , but it does permit the language learner to watch as well as listen , to see lip movements and facial expressions and to see what the speaker looks like . |