Example sentences of "[subord] i do [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | If I may my Lord there is an issue that was raised in my learned friends reply er which er was a new point er and where I do take issue with him and this concerns the issue of the relevance of the directive here the , the issue relating to er whether or not the er Lloyd 's Act and the society have got any relevance in respect of the directive , his submission as I understood it , was that under article one , eight , nine the directive only addressed itself to states , to the British Government and that therefore the reliance on the directive by the society and in relation to the Lloyds Act was er a misconceived er reliance . |
2 | But chopin is not my domain , although I do admire some of his works enormously . |
3 | ‘ It was a surprise because I 'm aware I have n't taken many wickets this season , although I do feel I 've been bowling well . ’ |
4 | ‘ I 'm surprised because I 'm aware that I have n't taken many wickets this season , although I do feel I have been bowling well , ’ said Foster . |
5 | Although I do admit to owning a bathrobe with my initials on it — and wearing green glasses for occasions when I want to draw attention to myself . |
6 | Granda 's fondness for alcohol is one of the reasons why I have never touched it in my life … although I do admit to having some rum sauce once . |
7 | She has opened me up to the world of tennis , although I do admit that I only take an interest because of her . |
8 | Appointments are a ministerial decision ‘ although I do make recommendations ’ . |
9 | Although I do miss my pint of Murphy 's . |
10 | The predominance of white , middle-class characters , is disappointing , although I do recall a ballet story with black dancers — strangely enough around the time of the tv series ‘ Fame ’ ! |
11 | Nowhere in my diary do I mention this physical discomfort , and even now I ca n't remember it as amounting to pain , although I do remember the school doctor drawing the matron 's attention to the extensive bruising on the softer parts of my body . |
12 | With a top capacity of some 75 litres it 's large enough for a week 's backpacking , or even extended expedition use , although I do have some doubts as to whether it could stand up to the rigours of expedition life . |
13 | Mine does n't have Lace Sensors on it , although I do have one guitar with those on ; my model has pickups just like on the Stevie Ray Vaughan one , and they become a little more powerful as you go towards the bridge . |
14 | Perhaps a new issue of tickets was ordered rather than an alteration to the printed price , although I do have one example of an altered price . |
15 | " You have to try to go with one thing-so although I do have a large variety of plants , there 's always a certain harmony . " |
16 | I continued to go off and on although I do have some special memories as a youngster running on to the Hillsborough turf to shake John Giles 's hand after beating Birmingham 3–0 in the Cup semi-final ( 1972 ) . |
17 | He played Lord Fancourt at Windsor Rep for one week in 1952 but says : ‘ I ca n't remember one thing about it although I do have a photograph of me looking extremely young and lovely . ’ |
18 | I deal with children all the time erm many of my I 've been there eight years now and so lots of children have passed through my hands who in particular have lots of educational problems and need special help , and I suppose somebody though erm that although the rage now is to have Governors who are working in industry , and that 's perfectly proper , that it would n't be a bad idea to have somebody who is supposed to have some knowledge and background of the way children behave and what children need , so erm although I do have some politics , you know , Bill , I erm largely keep them quiet in the governing body . |
19 | I am the first to admit that it is not easy , although I do wonder why we in tennis still use that argument as an excuse for not seeing what the Americans call ‘ minority ’ players more prominent in the British game . |
20 | I thought he was all right , but I did n't think he was all that powerful , although I do believe in chemistry and obviously the chemistry between him and Bowie was magic — undeniably magic . |
21 | However , this is clearly not what is going on in anorexia nervosa , although I do believe that emptiness is being used as a metaphor . |
22 | The Dean in Chapter of Hereford Cathedral have yet to vote for the privatisation scheme although I do believe they might just vote for it . |
23 | I never wanted to go to university although I do know , however , that my mum and dad always had it in the back of their minds that I would go . |
24 | I 'm in the middle of a government grant on my house and by the time I get that together and spending money , which I should n't be doing , on junk , y'know , and I want to start a family and that , y'know , and try and be respectable , but it just does n't seem to be available under this health service , this National Health Service , although I do know people who have it prescribed . |
25 | too disputed the view that all clients see lawyers as compartmentalised individuals , ‘ although I do know people who use specific lawyers for specific areas and our own recent market research has confirmed my own view that a number of our clients do n't know the full depth of service we have on offer ’ . |
26 | Although I do agree with some of his points — the need for more public courses and more emphasis put on rules of etiquette — I was somewhat alarmed to read that in the interests of quicker play , we high-handicappers were being relegated to a boring , 9-hole course until we improve our game enough to join ‘ the big boys on the big-boys ’ course ’ . |
27 | Richard Curtis , 20 , student ( far right ) : ‘ I prefer a more classical look although I do like the shirt . |
28 | OK , I have the name Silver , but no relation ( although I do come from Leeds ) |
29 | Although I do put details of funeral arrangements in will in connection with buried or cremated , in practice it 's much better that you tell your intending executors what 's intended , because sometimes the will is n't even opened until after the funeral . |
30 | Although I do seem to remember a little scene after you 'd carelessly cut your hand at the fountain , when I mentioned a few more personal attributes that were to my liking . ’ |