Example sentences of "[noun pl] do [vb infin] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most sailing schools do run to these standards and it is quite rate to find one that does n't . |
| 2 | Snakes do respond to quick movements . |
| 3 | For an instance where one of the parties did object to the principle , see Chelsea Man plc v Vivat Holdings plc ( 1989 ) unreported , Court of Appeal , 24 August discussed at 13.8.2 : and for two examples of how an expert dealt with points of law , see 13.8.3 . |
| 4 | If word recognition is completed before the context can be used to generate a prediction , then the context would not be expected to have much of an effect upon the word , and more experienced readers do appear to be less influenced by context . |
| 5 | ‘ Scots do tend to be rather inhibited about interior design , ’ she acknowledges . |
| 6 | As it happens , cases have been reported recently in which animals do seem to be able to recognize their relatives as such , but that is another story . |
| 7 | It is for these reasons that his approach seems the more fruitful of the two in understanding the situation in advanced capitalist societies during the last twenty or thirty years , when Adorno 's conception of artistic totality , mirror image of an increasingly global , oppressive industrial totality , presents a theoretical cul-de-sac ; when , by contrast , we are actually bombarded by an increasingly heterogeneous mix of musical methods and messages , often seemingly cut free from traditions and sources , shifted around at random ; when listeners do seem to some extent to have learned , gradually , new perceptual skills , through several decades of habituation , enabling more active comparison of styles , a greater variety of uses and a more ‘ ironic ’ relationship to the stream of musical products ; and when the main opportunities for critique and subversion lie not in head-on ‘ romantic ’ protest but in exploiting temporary spaces , in the cracks and at the margins , within the monolith itself . |
| 8 | On this occasion , in fact , a reply of sorts did occur to me as I stood up there on the ladder ; a reply to the effect that those of our profession , although we did not see a great deal of the country in the sense of touring the countryside and visiting picturesque sites , did actually see more of England than most , placed as we were in houses where the greatest ladies and gentlemen of the land gathered . |
| 9 | There are even differences between cultures in the development of task and maintenance behaviours , even though the actual emergence of these roles does appear to be universal . |
| 10 | It is possible that parents do convey to their children that they themselves do not judge and relate to people on the basis of their skin colour , but they should also tell the child that many people in the society do . |
| 11 | In his view Tom was being used as a pawn in the relationship between his parents and unless his parents did come to an arrangement whereby ‘ a more stable home situation ’ was provided , Tom would benefit from a residential school placement . |
| 12 | Surely if the judges did come to their decision on the grounds of relative merit , they should be prepared to defend it ? |
| 13 | Placards do seem to be in vogue at the moment : there is a pastiche of Bob Dylan 's ‘ Subterranean Homesick Blues ’ lyrics-on-cards promo film in Bob Roberts and super photographer Steven Meisel used slogans on white cards in a recent celebrity shoot for Italian Vogue . |
| 14 | Though Arabs did emigrate to Egypt , the large majority of the population was unchanged , and indeed a significant minority of some 10 per cent remained committed Copts . |
| 15 | And it is better so , because all these value concerns do need to be pursued within other disciplines as within RE . |
| 16 | The Court decided that although the hours thresholds did amount to indirect discrimination , they were not contrary to European Community law since they could be ‘ objectively justified ’ on policy grounds . |
| 17 | This is unrealistic , but outward appearances do indicate to others how much we value ourselves . |
| 18 | This explanation is suspect , because the behaviour of other types in the early periods does appear to be an attempt to imitate the dominant strategy type ; there is an attempt at reputation building . |
| 19 | Further , when the Visigoths did return to Gaul , it was to an area where Athaulf had once established his court . |
| 20 | Certain dogs do appear to be more receptive than others . |
| 21 | In this respect at least family responsibilities do seem to be very different for women and men , both as givers and receivers . |
| 22 | But one aspect of the history of these years does deserve to be recalled . |
| 23 | What studies did contribute to was its amendment , its clarification , its reinterpretation , its revision , its incorporation and almost replacement by other perspectives , in light of accumulating evidence from a wide range of studies . |
| 24 | His primary task as chairman , he says , is to ensure that the IASC 's efforts do come to fruition . |
| 25 | But , unlike the eggs of bees and ants , ambrosia beetle eggs do need to be penetrated by something . |
| 26 | THE BBC 's Halloween programme Ghostwatch is proof that viewers do react to what they see on TV . |
| 27 | Families do need to be welcomed into the life of the home , to have easy access , and some privacy to talk to their relative . |
| 28 | ‘ In some complex cases , not necessarily large in terms of the money at stake , all the facts and merits do have to be examined , ’ one observer explained . |
| 29 | Becoming an actor has to be thought of in realistic terms right from the beginning and all possible problems do need to be faced . |
| 30 | That 's not true , but even so it is still rather unclear quite what species the older garden crocuses do belong to — probably they are complicated hybrids between C vernus and Middle Eastern species . |