Example sentences of "[noun pl] do [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doubtless words do sometimes have emotive effects , and some ethical words may have fairly standard such effects in certain communities . |
| 2 | This interpretation was already being undermined in the 1830s as new evidence showed that the geographical provinces did indeed extend some way back into the past . |
| 3 | The debate is now largely ‘ old hat ’ in the sociology of education and there is a general consensus that schools do indeed impart values , but these are usually modified or developed versions of already existing dominant values of the society of which they form a part , including a number of parental values . |
| 4 | I think a lot of schools do still teach the t the children their tables which I think is a good thing . |
| 5 | World-changes do suddenly arise . |
| 6 | Barnard 's observation that succussed solutions showed a greater viscosity than the equivalent simple dilutions prepared without succussion provides some evidence that homoeopathic potencies do indeed contain long-chain molecules . |
| 7 | The results of this pairwise comparative approach confirm our prediction ( Table 1a ) : across nine species pairs , forked tails do indeed show less sexual dimorphism in length than do other long tails ( Wilcoxon signed ranks test : z corr =2.10 , 1-tailed P=0.017 ) . |
| 8 | Journalists do sometimes react against the excesses of newspaper partisanship but even on these occasions it is proprietorial and editorial power that emerges unscathed and victorious . |
| 9 | Davies first confirmed that intruders do usually lose contests over territories . |
| 10 | Then an on-road study found that drivers did indeed recall more central details than would be expected from risky situations . |
| 11 | Thus , if the parties did actually turn their minds to the possibility that such things might happen ( e.g. that the goods might perish ) and provided in the contract for that eventuality , then the effect of the event occurring will be whatever is stated in their contract . |
| 12 | As might be supposed , West German parties do indeed use their regional lists to promote the election of their most favoured candidates . |
| 13 | Frequent sugary snacks do more damage to teeth than the same amount of sugar all in one go , so try to limit sugary foods to mealtimes . |
| 14 | She says modern methods do more harm than good , and has written a book designed to teach youngsters the traditional way . |
| 15 | Some speakers do indeed produce utterances in the expectation that hearers will recover a specific set of propositions . |
| 16 | English speakers do indeed find it natural , and complain mightily about the bizarre foreign habit of assigning gender to anything from a turnip to a sideboard . |
| 17 | Er , paragraph four Chairman , is the point that Policy and Resources when it was addressing the fact that all of the proposals from committees that 's currently within the guidelines did still leave a shortfall between projected expenditure of the County Council and the capping limit . |
| 18 | Her smile was luxurious , and as her eyes did briefly meet Alice 's , she seemed actually to be tantalising and teasing . |
| 19 | Second , while adults who have been blind all their lives report no visual dreams , and have no measurable rapid eye movements using EOG measures , they do have periods of low-voltage EEC with reduced muscle tone , consistent with REM sleep , " and if mechanical sensors are used to assess eye movement , it appears that their eyes do indeed wiggle about during these sleep phases . " |
| 20 | Fluent readers do occasionally have problems with this . |
| 21 | Pouring out of thanks for the young Timothy who spent the time in prayer if you wish to say a short simple prayer of thanks do so end it thank you God and we 'll all join in thank you God . |
| 22 | Although well-known shops do occasionally sell fake goods by mistake , it 's very rare , according to trading standards officers . |
| 23 | And in between Terry 's forays into various shops did indeed view the bizarre remains in St Peter 's Church . |
| 24 | When miners , chemical workers or railwaymen do actually defy the ban and strike this winter , he will need to be reminded or disaster will ensue . |
| 25 | Significantly the dream of an Imperial organic entity perished on the very battlefields of Flanders where the self-governing Dominions did apparently fight ‘ for their common interests ’ : |
| 26 | But heads do nevertheless need to say what has to be changed from time to time — and should see the need for change before their colleagues . |
| 27 | You know I 'd never really valued the the erm the truth in that term , straight heads do definitely think very differently . |
| 28 | He thinks Safe Smacks do Little Harm , |
| 29 | The finance ministry 's ideas for additional savings do little to inspire confidence . |
| 30 | Right can we get your teeth done now do you think ? |