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Example sentences of "[adv] do [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	‘ I think some people at 75 perhaps do feel old .
2	Erm I perhaps do have some sympathy for Harrogate 's position .
3	So do make sure that at least one of the contacts listed at the foot of the release is around to answer questions .
4	So do make sure that whatever cleanser you 're using , make sure it all comes off .
5	So do make sure they 're smothered in a high protection cream .
6	So do bear those things in mind , because part of today and yesterday has been saying to you , how you can present yourselves to radio and T V in such a way that you 're not only experts in your specific subjects , but you are sufficiently expert in the techniques that go to make up good radio , that people will say , ‘ Let's have so-and-so back again .
7	On a smooth paper life is easier and the colour lies much more smoothly , so do try different papers for yourself .
8	The patterns of speech are rooted in a society where men literally do have more power than women , and indeed power over women .
9	Where schools patently did need greater assistance , Leslie Ryder reasoned , was in the production of materials , in the planning of course units making use of resources , and in the use and operation of audio-visual and reprographic equipment .
10	But the monetary authorities in most advanced countries normally do make such contingency plans , and therefore the administration lag is unlikely to be excessive .
11	As my hon. Friend knows , the TA already does do that on occasion , and I am interested in the ways in which it could be developed .
12	by the way if we ever did do that stay with aunty Mary , right , then she came back with us
13	I do n't think the boys ever did have far to go , but Weenie did have . ’
14	‘ We 've never closed a store , but if we ever did close that one , we would be happy to restore the land for industrial use . ’
15	A couple of months before , my Dad said if I ever did get pregnant he 'd chuck me out , so I thought they would . "
16	I would , by the way , like to thank the members of , of the Investment Panel , for the help and support they 've given me , and also , in fact , to point out that erm , although s er , your your Chairman has spoken of Sir Ray severing his formal links with the Council , I have to say that we still do have one or two claws still attached to him , in that he remains on , as a very valued member of the Investment Panel , and will continue to provide his wisdom and advice , for which we are all very grateful .
17	Well I always do come this way !
18	But we always do have such a choice and hence no sentence has observational consequences all its own .
19	If they ever do reveal controversial findings , as occasionally happens if a government sets up a committee to examine the activities of its predecessor , the report often merits little more attention that a small paragraph in Le Monde .
20	Firms which operate in imperfectly competitive markets ( such as monopolies and oligopolies ) usually do have some say in the prices that they charge .
21	‘ He has — ’ Stubbly began to look shifty ; that did n't help ; he always did look shifty — ‘ business interests in the club , that 's all .
22	He always did say those new-fangled machines were dangerous . ’
23	‘ You always did like strange new places . ’
24	Denzil always did like bright colours .
25	‘ By the Lord , Jimmie , you always did have rose-edged ambitions , but like sunsets they fade . ’
26	‘ You always did have strange ideas . ’
27	that one that she brought home does look decent .
28	What develops may and usually does have some similarity to what was danced as a student .
29	He 's recovering nicely from his injuries , though he still does walk bent double .
30	If life at home ever does become unbearable , there are older relatives , school counsellors , Samaritans and social workers who can sometimes , as a last resort , find you somewhere else to live .