Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv] do [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Only because I realised I never did get around to telling you that you are , without question , the most insolent , wilful , egocentric human being I 've ever met ! ’ |
2 | ‘ Is n't this just the cutest place you ever did see , Nick ? ’ |
3 | Clearly , for those who found they actually did suffer from smelly clothes — evidently a lot of people — the ads struck an immediate and powerful chord . |
4 | She hesitated , then said thoughtfully , ‘ Besides … could n't she be coming because — because she has decided she really does love Silas ? ’ |
5 | They know how to set traps , they know how to ask you questions which will lead you into using emotive words , they will have you on tape , they will also possibly be in a position to edit that tape , and at the end of the day you can not say , ‘ I did n't say that , ’ because I have a piece of tape that says you actually did say it . |
6 | This may seem like a hard thing to do , but if you 've been involved with occult powers you really do need the help of an older Christian , so pluck up all your courage and … |
7 | All all packets that we can use to identify I really do need people to talk to me . |
8 | They showed they really do care . |
9 | Well right-oh we er I do n't think we ever do expect that much . |
10 | Its advanced design ensures you really do enjoy improved picture performance . |
11 | I believe they still do trade do n't they ? |
12 | He acknowledged that ‘ having him loose does raise the potential that he might make more mischief , take to the hills and be very hard to find ’ . |
13 | But I mean they actually do work , er ten percent gross yield and erm if you asked me to explain how they get the ten percent , I 'd have to use some notes they gave to me cos it 's , cos it 's complicated , but they use derivatives , and they buy in er in the shares and options market , and erm the company I 'm thinking of actually own the shares , but you take options on them , and they take commission on the options , they also take dividends , er and by the time you 've read the , the , the spiel , it sounds a bit like you 've fitted all these petrol savers to your car and you 're driving to Nottingham , and the tank overflows , it 's that sort of |
14 | I do n't want you to imagine a great big long stalk , you know , but I mean they really do have a big projection from the side of the head in gesophola hetroinura , whereas in the known ancestor of that , gesopholis ulvestris , it 's head is just the same shape as any other sensible fruit fly . |
15 | Did that mean she actually did have a choice , that he 'd given up the idea of evicting her ? |
16 | ‘ No , I do n't think he ever did score with that one . |
17 | ‘ Do you think he really does know who attacked Anna ? ’ |
18 | ‘ Do you think he really did marry her , Joan ? |
19 | ‘ I think you can take it from me , ’ he said authoritatively , ‘ that the police are bound to find out about Gray 's problem , which , if you 'll forgive me Gerald , I fear he really did have . ’ |
20 | I mean it really does depend upon how secure they were and how much , how much support , ge genuine support they had of the , the masses as a whole , because if they did n't then there 's no way , and people were n't calling for them to establish socialism at that time were they ? |
21 | And everybody that sent cards , I mean it was really great I mean get well cards are sort of things that you see in shops and you never really think about it , but when when you 're lying flat on your back in hospital and you get cards for people , I mean it really does give you a lift . |
22 | Erm , but erm , I mean he nearly does know , but I mean Albert is |
23 | ‘ If you entertain any serious notions of buying my club , then I think you certainly do need to explain your business actions , ’ she shot back hotly . |
24 | Do you still do do you |
25 | We 're a school choir — if there are many youth choirs , who can draw from several schools around the area there then the chances of our getting anywhere are slim but if it 's large school choirs then I think we probably do stand a fair chance . |
26 | Is I think we probably do need as Mr suggested to move number one suggested resolutions , erm now if the Liberal Democrats won places in and if they 'd rather have the work noted proceed to proceed by something sinister . |
27 | I think we probably did have Singapore noodles last time . |
28 | I think we really do need a well-known patron to get our work recognised , preferably somebody who loves Labradors ! |
29 | I , I actually think they probably did use up all that was possible available to them at the time , and so , in some ways , this is against the spirit of the policy , although the policies have been changed , and I hear what Councillor said about improvement to the place , and so I do n't think we 'd serve any useful purpose in stopping these people doing this , because they 're probably not the people who were responsible for the flagrant disobeying of the rules at the time . |
30 | I think they really do want the support , and they want the backing when they 're negotiating with other , other bodies . |