Example sentences of "[det] [n mass] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This aircraft does have the advantage of a bench seat in the back which is removable , so it can still be used as a four-seater if you watch the weight and balance . |
| 2 | Some statistics do back this up . |
| 3 | Data from this study also show that some people do retain relationships which they use for confiding and support , especially with their mothers , and this is regarded as appropriate , especially for women to get support with concerns that essentially are ‘ women 's business , . |
| 4 | I think some people do give generously when buying raffle tickets and particularly they like the fact that the tickets are so cheap , so we should continue to give them that option . |
| 5 | I think some people do think that is selfish and that marriage is about bringing up a family and looking after the house . ’ |
| 6 | Cos some people do want to examine what they 're gon na , but the vast majority just sit back and ignore it . |
| 7 | Well people are not bound to lose , because some people do finish up ahead , but most people should expect to lose for the simple reason that bookies have got to make a living somehow , and therefore the odds that they offer to entice people to go in are such as to expect the bookie to make a profit , but that does n't mean to say that I am against the idea of people going in for gambling . |
| 8 | Oh right erm but er well you can , you can get away without , without buying stuff erm I mean as I , as I say some people do end up sharing erm some people do end up , not that there 's very much library stock very often but , you know , some people do |
| 9 | Oh right erm but er well you can , you can get away without , without buying stuff erm I mean as I , as I say some people do end up sharing erm some people do end up , not that there 's very much library stock very often but , you know , some people do |
| 10 | Some people do tend to run away from you , they 're afraid of you because they think you 're wild . |
| 11 | Because some people do get the ten and some people can get to twelve but guess how they do it . |
| 12 | However , some people do strive after alternative ways of organizing ‘ family ’ life and it is to a brief examination of these that we now turn . |
| 13 | Mind you some people do like different types of defender . |
| 14 | But some people do need to exercise constraint : diabetics , people with high blood pressure , those who are very overweight or who have high blood cholesterol , those who binge if a craving is indulged . |
| 15 | And of course , some people do have a large block of time do n't they , because you know , they , they have very severe illnesses , and it builds up . |
| 16 | Erm , one thing some people do know that are in this room , and others do n't , and he 's quite embarrassed about this , on the way home from the conference , Matthew and I had a very , very bad accident , on the motorway and we 're both very , very lucky to have survived actually , erm , but erm , unfortunately during the course , well after the accident , Matthew was breathalysed and found to be over the limit and he 's in court actually in the Birmingham area on the twenty second of February , and we 're hoping that he gets off with a very light sentence , but er , we 're both very , very lucky to be here today . |
| 17 | He says not everyone knows their serial number but some people do know distinguishing marks on their hi fi . |
| 18 | Some people do ring the police |
| 19 | Some people do ring the police up and the police , if we 've got the time , we 'll come along and ask them to switch it down . |
| 20 | Some people did expect an awful lot from those youngsters for the few shillings they paid them . |
| 21 | Some people did feel guilty about having called the police and having stopped the upsurge . |
| 22 | The evaluators found that in some schools library committees had become moribund , and although this was often blamed on industrial action , some people did seem to have lost interest once they had received and spent their grant . |
| 23 | But some people did say that high interest rates were a reason for not using credit cards , personal loans from finance companies , HP or second mortgages for home improvements . |
| 24 | But some people did worry , notably those who argued that Britain , having ruled Hong Kong as a benign dictatorship for more than 140 years , should institute a fully democratic government before 1997 . |
| 25 | And if this 6Mb does exist , would it be possible to recover it for general use ? |
| 26 | If some staff do feel uncomfortable in this role they should have the opportunity to discuss their feelings with other members of the team . |
| 27 | ‘ Just a few people did make that mistake . |
| 28 | ‘ This year 's run was rather windy , ’ he said ‘ and quite a few people did have problems . |
| 29 | A few people do seem to be able to remember everything ( they have ‘ photographic memories ’ ) but this can often lead to remembering a mass of unwanted material and so things have to be actively ‘ unremembered ’ . |
| 30 | In his mini edition of ‘ Freshwater Aquarium Fishes , ’ Dr Axelrod states that this species does reach 30cm ( 12 inches ) , and all references I can find bear out this length . |