Example sentences of "[noun pl] do [vb infin] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There is no doubt that the reactions of the parties do have some effect on the leaders , though probably this is a little more true in the case of the Conservative Party .
2 For instance , Pythagoras ' proof that the sides of a right-angled triangle are related by the formula a N2 + b N2 = c N2 shows more than the mere fact that all right-angled triangles do have this property .
3 If such shafts found within the pyramids do have any significance it is most probably as a passageway for the spirit of the deceased to mount up to the stars .
4 Only if neutrinos do have some mass , however small , can they oscillate from one type to another .
5 These figures do indicate that divorce is more popular .
6 The figures do afford some comparability between years , and even a brief examination of them shows the great shift from wool to cloth as England 's main export commodity .
7 Someone might have warned the poor girl that Peckinpah 's movies do have that effect on some people .
8 If one were to take Smirlock and Marshall 's view ( 1983 ) that any one constraint is sufficient for efficient company performance , and if managers do perceive that career paths can involve movement between various company types , then an efficient managerial labour market constraint would suffice to promote efficiency in any structural type .
9 So although cats do enjoy this taste , they do so at a very mild level indeed .
10 I think real , true artists do have that instinct . ’
11 Such brief ‘ thumb-nail ’ sketches do give some indication of the essence of sociology , but ultimately it is both necessary and perhaps more fruitful to emphasise that the most important and distinctive feature of sociology is not so much what is studied but how it is studied , i.e. it is important to indicate what is the particular perspective of sociology , its distinct way of looking at the individual and society .
12 One area where the accounts do show some growth , though , is in special projects .
13 So , while the newspaper accounts do need some interpretation , it is nonetheless very welcome to have this further indication of the University 's high standing .
14 Of course ordinary numbers do have this commutation property ; 2 x 3 and 3 x 2 are both undoubtedly 6 .
15 If the plaintiffs do jump that second hurdle , another will stand in their way .
16 In practice however it would appear that PGCE courses do resemble each other in many significant ways , no doubt because they have the same ultimate purposes and because the limited time available enforces a focus on fundamental issues leaving little opportunity for additional , idiosyncratic areas of study .
17 ‘ Some men do like that type of woman .
18 This , however , is not the case , for although Nuer ancestors do receive some attention from their descendants this pales into insignificance in comparison with the cult of the deity kwoth who is the unchallenged central focus of Nuer religiosity .
19 We do not yet know whether all the infinities do cancel each other out , or exactly how to relate the waves on the string to the particular types of particle that we observe .
20 But children do need SOME direction .
21 It does , however , show clearly that when assessing suffering it is important to have a framework that goes beyond the narrow concerns of selective or functional assessment approaches , although such approaches do have some value in distinguishing between ‘ appropriate ’ and ‘ inappropriate ’ suffering .
22 It also follows that , although offenders do forfeit some portion of the rights citizens should normally enjoy , they still retain the status of human beings and therefore retain important human rights ( Richardson , 1995 ) — a point on which we are closer to some retributivist thinkers than to classical utilitarianism .
23 Here , of course , weeds do have more space to grow , but they 're discouraged by constant cultivation .
24 Certain judgments of the Court of Justice and the directives implementing the single market in respect of financial services do give some guidance as to the ambit of this competence .
25 I think that 's not uncommon actually if you , when you get people who 've , who 've been away from the education system for a f a few years and I think it 's almost like mature students do have more anxiety than people who come straight from school generally speaking I think erm
26 Many non-standard dialects do make this distinction , which is not available in Standard English : He done it , did he ?
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