Example sentences of "[pron] do [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | I l I do check out the odds , |
2 | I do hope so . |
3 | ‘ I do hope so , ’ I said with polite enthusiasm . |
4 | I do hope so , idea 's terrific on it . |
5 | Oddly moved , oddly comforted , Flavia said , ‘ Oh , I do hope so . ’ |
6 | ‘ Oh , I do hope so . ’ |
7 | Oh I do hope so , thought Fenella , peering into the forest depths , trying to make out the shapes more clearly . |
8 | Oh I do hope so , cos I 've never |
9 | I do hope so ! |
10 | ‘ Oh , I do hope so , ’ bleated Glastonbury . |
11 | ‘ Oh , I do hope so , Rex , I really really do . ’ |
12 | ‘ I do hope so , ’ replied Stratton , almost fiercely . |
13 | ‘ Oh I do hope so , ’ said the auctioneer . |
14 | ‘ I do hope so , ’ said Juliet fervently . |
15 | I do hope so ! |
16 | ‘ Oh dear , I do hope there are n't going to be any more … accidents , ’ she said . |
17 | I do sit out in the sun occasionally , but I make sure I 'm well protected . |
18 | I do expect occasionally to have temper , because it is only when we are discussing the right subjects that temper will arise : if people lose their tempers it is because they are emotionally involved in the problem , and we are probably talking on a subject which needs to be aired . |
19 | I do realise however that you do n't live in Currie , and that it is rather an early start . |
20 | Only in i i in in exceptional circumstances , and I do mean absolutely exceptional circumstances , would we even consider going to Ingleston ! |
21 | ‘ Really , I do go on so , ’ she said apologetically . |
22 | But , I take it a little step further because if I do go somewhere like a bus and people are smoking then I 'll actually approach and ask them to put it out . |
23 | No I 'm not , I 'm not very but , when I do go in I have a sort of look round and the prices usually |
24 | ‘ When I do go out somewhere special I like to go completely over the top in the glamour stakes — different hairdo , glittery accessories and high heels ’ |
25 | I do go out , I swear to God I put on Zoey 's tight skirt , you know the straight tight ones , they really do n't suit me at all I really do look awful . |
26 | I mean I like , if I do fish usually I , I do it myself . |
27 | Clearly if , if the fines were more that would help , but I do think now because of the consciousness of the general public and because of the involvement of the media in , in the environment , er that firms are not keen and the third parties , whoever they may be , are not keen to be fined in court for pollution , because public opinion is such that it 's very much disapproved of . |
28 | I do think as far as placing people in houses in multi-occupation , we acknowledge that . |
29 | ‘ Oh , I do think so , I want to know if he 's considered so ? ’ |
30 | I do think so something should always be done . |