Example sentences of "[noun] do have a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The conclusion seems inescapable that the electorate did have a significant impact in determining the composition of the Commons , and therefore the very nature of party strife at Westminster itself .
2 Nevertheless , the dynamic of four sessions did have a remarkable effect not unassisted by the fact that when Cardinal Montini became Paul VI , this meant that one of the most thoughtful and determined of the moderately progressive conservatives was now pope .
3 In the output equation the unpredictable monetary growth variables do have a significant , positive effect on real output , although the impacts of and are less significant than Barro found for the US .
4 So those animals do have a raw deal !
5 " Yes , the wind does have a raw edge to it , I must admit .
6 ‘ Well , the club does have a certain reputation for frankness in sexual matters , sir .
7 However , he suggests that fear does have a useful function .
8 While ET is a rubbishy , cheap labour scheme , youth training for 16–18 year-olds does have a minimum number of guaranteed training weeks .
9 Acoustically , the Dana Offset does have a distinctive feel .
10 Consciousness does have a unique character about it , a character which we know from direct experience and which we can reasonably attribute by analogy to other human beings and , perhaps , to cats .
11 Although some Roman keys do have a vertical bow , keys from the Saxon and medieval periods rarely employ a horizontal bow .
12 And for another , it 's about the only one that England do have a vague chance of winning .
13 In the present state of research it is probably fair to suggest that although influence did have a powerful impact on the outcome of a number of elections , on the whole the electorate was not particularly easy to control , and that members of the political elite , despite all their efforts , often failed to achieve their ends .
14 On the second part , well nobody feels more strongly that I do about the problems of noise pollution and I agree entirely there er with what councillor has to say but may I remind members that this council did have a full service for a six months period , you all seem to have forgotten that , we did have a full service , an experimental one which ran for six months , er we were advised by the officers at the end of that period it was not necessary to run the full seven day a week service , it was not necessary we are still being advised that that is not necessary , that is the advice we were given at the last committee meeting and er the majority of members supported that .
15 And there is no doubt that some large companies do have a deliberate policy of delaying payments well beyond the agreed credit terms .
16 But even if there is not this causal connection , the fantasy does have a causal effect .
17 The second requirement is that it should be a clear expression of local preference afforded by the local planning authorities , my I think the fact that it has been promoted by the Greater York authorities , albeit some of them have erm taken a slightly different view of late , I think that is clear expression that the local , that the new settlement proposal does have a substantial local support .
18 Nominally a deputy to the chancellor ( for whom he or she does sometimes stand in on ceremonial occasions , such as graduation ceremonies ) , the pro chancellor does have a substantial role , as chair of the council of a university , with overall responsibility for its financial and other non-academic affairs .
19 There was never a hope of George Custer 's men being struck by a burning arrow from the likes of China or Spain , but sport does have a delicious habit of tripping up those propelled on wings of greed and pomposity .
20 Most of the population do have a low level exposure to pesticide residues in tap water .
21 What we do know is that most of the population do have a low level exposure to pesticide residues in tap water .
22 Of course , these things can happen really , er especially if er , one of two of the guests , I 'm not suggesting your mother 's guests er over-imbibed , but one or two of the guests do have a few jars over Christmas and they get up to all sorts of things in the house do n't they ?
23 Many organisations do have a corporate mission statement which is a declaration of the company 's ‘ reason for being ’ .
24 Mustard does have a preserving quality ; the seeds are often used in pickles and chutneys while the flour is used in piccalilli .
25 ‘ He does add a different dimension to our play and Duncan does have a natural instinct for football but we have still , with Jim McLean 's help at Tannadice , to develop his knowledge of the game .
26 Although the reach of the top horn only extends as far as the 14th fret ( which could spell balance problems given such a long neck ) the body does have a pronounced lower bout , with the face-mounted bridge situated quite well back ; this relocated mass helps to preclude potential neck-heaviness .
27 Dame Catherine did have a lecherous look in her eyes .
28 However , some gliders do have a definite change in both speed and characteristics .
29 Although the IAAF do have a three-month ban for minor offences like using ephedrine , manipulation of a test is equivalent to a fully-fledged steroid offence — a point Mr Emig twice missed during the proceedings .
30 But , like any major retinue , his affinity did have a non-regional component .
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