Example sentences of "do [vb infin] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did enjoy our cup of tea together , and thank you for trusting me enough to tell me about your husband 's alcoholism . |
| 2 | While I do use my vehicle off road , I use it more on the road , what is the best type and size for general use . |
| 3 | The power to move a body , and the ability to think , do constitute our idea of mind . |
| 4 | The Gallup/BBC survey shows that Britons do see their future as part of Europe while remaining rightly sceptical about the benefits so far of EC membership . |
| 5 | ‘ Then I do hope your devotion to duty has n't made you late for some pressing engagement , ’ he added suavely . |
| 6 | In 1986 I noticed that the Americans and Italians were wearing extremely skintight shorts , and while there was no chance I was going to wear those , they did set my imagination in motion . |
| 7 | Our 1910 sample did serve its apprenticeship in trade-union organization , and this episode provides the last chapter in the story . |
| 8 | If the Greeks do get their economy under control , they still have to do something about their politics . |
| 9 | If you are fortunate enough to have a friendly neighbour who does not object to you working on your wall from his side of the boundary , then do get his agreement in writing . |
| 10 | Carla , inevitably , did get her job in publishing . |
| 11 | But we did get our cup of tea . ’ |
| 12 | He did ask his sister for money . |
| 13 | Their only hope was a university scholarship or exhibition and , though a small number of refugees did find their way into university by this route , it was more common for those who wanted to continue their studies to attend evening classes or sign on for correspondence courses . |
| 14 | But it does endure its share of predation by man . |
| 15 | Whereas when Rabbit tells Pooh there 's honey , Pooh does get his belief from Rabbit ; and specifically , from what Rabbit himself believes . |
| 16 | That really does put my mind at ease ! ’ |