Example sentences of "i do have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But I do have a real feeling of joy ! ’ |
2 | If I am disenchanted by the indifference of literary criticism toward examining the range of that concern , I do have a lasting resort : the writers themselves . |
3 | ‘ I do have a certain amount of work to do , ’ Alice said , ‘ but I can fit in with your plans , Harry . |
4 | ‘ I do have a casual attitude to everything , yeah , that 's true . |
5 | ‘ But I do have a first-class ticket from Cardiff to London in my fist . |
6 | As I play football , I do have a practical use for the shorts and socks if I get them . |
7 | Whilst I admit that not everyone of my class members have joined I do have a good percentage mostly I feel sure through loyalty to me as their teacher . |
8 | er comment about erm the chap not getting any any work , erm I think I can attribute most of my work to the fact that I do have a bald head . |
9 | I had a close look at that table , obviously a matter of some interest and that 's the reason I return to this , as I read the table , there is a very substantial amount of double counting within it , for this reason , that all outstanding er planning permissions are included once , and there are then separate categories of allowance for all types of sites , namely large windfalls , conversions , small sites , and allocated sites , those are all put in , er or most of them are put in at thirteen years worth , that being the remainder of the plan period to two thousand and six , it will not have escaped you that if you include thirteen years worth all the existing commissions are part of that thirteen years , and so simplest approach to correct that table would simply to discount the outstanding commitments , because they 're all counted again as part of the thirteen years , I do have a secondary point that the allowance for conversions is very much higher than what seems to be happening , and in what is in the tables that er Mr Thomas drew it to your attention from the York City er appendix eight , so that er on on two counts , but mainly the double counting one there is a great deal of er erm optimism , if I can call it that , in that table . |
10 | " You have to try to go with one thing-so although I do have a large variety of plants , there 's always a certain harmony . " |
11 | Actually I did have a good party once . |
12 | But I did have a certain regard for Peter Ennalls , if you can remember him . " |
13 | I did have a little thought last night that maybe he is not expecting much this year but looking to get us on an even keel for an attempt next year on the title ( with maybe another central defender ) . |
14 | And I did have a splendid evening , spending most of the time with a red haired sergeant who seemed to appreciate my sense of humour — in fact , I thought we were getting on so well that I was disappointed when the evening ended and he did n't make any arrangements to see me again . |
15 | But I did have a small solace . |
16 | You 're never going to make me sound like a human being , because people like to think I 'm Dracula 's mother but I did have a rotten time at the start and it 's only just getting better . |