Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [vb base] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think some people at 75 perhaps do feel old . |
| 2 | Some really do have to work very . |
| 3 | Relationships like this sometimes do exist , with young aunts or friend 's mothers , for instance , and sometimes elder sisters or brothers . |
| 4 | ‘ These sometimes do rub against one another , ’ admits Howard Ford , the head of IBM 's UK PC operation , ‘ but it 's necessary to ensure we 're as competitive as possible . ’ |
| 5 | Bread was rationed in nineteen forty six and food and clothes rationing continued like make do and mend until well into the nineteen fifties . |
| 6 | Regulators find it difficult to ensure that the regulated really do produce on the lowest possible cost curve . |
| 7 | Children from Primary 3 upwards do have diaries to keep parents informed if there has been any homework set — but is rarely any until Primary 7 age . |