Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] do [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Um so erm I did have some I did have some references on this which erm unfortunately I I put to one side and I 've succeeded in losing so erm I did n't get the chance to put them on the handout but erm I 'm just alerting you to that area of debate and that area of enquiry . |
| 2 | The only paragraphs in Section 2 which does allow any exemption for individuals is that concerning emigres who " although of Russian blood " had " not been in USSR since 1930 " prior to their " joining the German forces " . |
| 3 | Those very few who do receive enough child support to ‘ float ’ them off income support may nevertheless lose financially because of the consequent loss of passported benefits such as free school meals . |
| 4 | First of all I do have some sympathy with my colleagues from other districts who , while not being in sympathy with the policy , would n't want to be excluded if there 's er certain development opportunities being thrown in . |
| 5 | The Great One does play some funny tricks sometimes . |
| 6 | While bird-watching is often used at an early stage in research to try to develop hypotheses and to make sure one does have some idea of how people behave before going any further , there is no reason why one should not develop more systematic recording schedules to standardize the observations and to develop more of a survey approach . |
| 7 | No it , it was n't really that , i it was erm although I 'm sure they do check that . |
| 8 | Looking back , I need not have turned my nose up with such scorn when any of them approached me , as I 'm sure they did need some friendly contacts , but if one showed any signs of friendliness , they interpreted this as an invitation to attach themselves to you for the rest of the day , and probably the night too . |
| 9 | Those who did achieve such distinction , however , reflected glory on both school and teachers , and the English mistress at once saw how to gain advantages all round from Victoria 's unhappiness . |
| 10 | Those who did marry all left the trade , except for a few cases where the husband was a serving soldier abroad during the war . |
| 11 | Scotland Yard urged people not to drive into London at all unless their journey is necessary , and warned those who do arrive that normal parking restrictions will be strictly enforced . |
| 12 | Those who do kick more do that because they ca n't run , and those who run will do that irrespective of whether the try is worth three , four or five points ’ . |
| 13 | It is sometimes supposed , by those who do allow that consciousness is a reality not caught by any of the doctrines we have considered , that none the less nothing enlightening can be said of it . |
| 14 | Of those who do use some form of protection not all use a sunscreen … 13 per cent rely instead on a long-sleeved shirt or T-shirt and another 17 per cent on a sun hat . |
| 15 | The British in their quiet way think of themselves as the salt of the earth , and quite rightly too , but where matters of culture are concerned they do have this tendency to think that the best things happen abroad and at best can be borrowed from abroad . |
| 16 | Of course , at first I did do all the humdrum work , though to be honest , I never found it dull . |
| 17 | Erm I 'm not gon na mention that sort of little village in the north that I come from but on page twelve I do notice that thousand pounds . |
| 18 | Obviously , th , there is four or five years there 's nothing to speak of , but after that it does acquire more . |