Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] he [vb -s] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps if he does score the tension will go from his game . ’ |
| 2 | He he wo n't be there long if he does come . |
| 3 | So if he does get in touch … ’ |
| 4 | Well I do n't know , just er , I do n't know really , I do n't want to mind cos he 's been there five years , so if he does get made redundant he 's got a chance of getting a little bit of money , not a lot , but it would help . |
| 5 | So if he does declare them |
| 6 | ‘ Well , so long as he does know about it that 's all that matters . |
| 7 | Furthermore when he does give way and claim it for his own , he loses it almost immediately to Gollum , who bites off Ring and finger with it . |
| 8 | Moreover when he does refer to ideology it is not to develop the concept or incorporate it into his analysis of capitalism but to refer back to the tyranny of ideas and the emptiness of idealism ( e.g. in the Grundrisse , Marx 1973 : 164 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh yes , he has been a very good MP , quite a cult really and he does deserve your vote , ’ beamed Cecil . |
| 10 | Now if he does come round and creates a nuisance |
| 11 | He 's been bothered with constipation for months but the , the , now when he does do it he 's screaming you know ? |
| 12 | Even where he does show an interest in ‘ education ’ it is , as we have seen , only as a preventive device aimed at the public at large . |
| 13 | ‘ The new owner of the Enderley estate is a hard man , or he 'd never have the heart to turn her out , even if he does want her cottage for a gamekeeper . |
| 14 | Even if he does make them an offer , it is not certain they would accept it . |
| 15 | Ince is a good player ( even if he does play for Utd . ) . |
| 16 | In the sentence Even if he does come , he wo n't be able to stay long there is a clear grammatical division between the two clauses . |
| 17 | Even if he does come and he wo n't be able to stay long , even though the division is not marked in writing . |
| 18 | But it has been a rough 18 months for him and there is still a gauntness about him , even if he does claim he has never felt fitter and that his swing is closer to being ‘ on track ’ than for a long time . |
| 19 | A fellow whose hip operation and general physical incapacity does n't stop him going off to gaming-houses gets my vote , even if he does have a tendency to gurn on endlessly about obscure dates in the past of no interest to anyone . ’ |
| 20 | I propose that honourable members of this council er would not wish to be associated with such a disgraceful campaign to oust councillor , even if he does have strongly held views and I would like to give councillor as chairman of the environment committee , this opportunity to set the record straight on that point . |
| 21 | A toddler I know refers to me as ‘ English aunt ’ — even if he does mix it up and call my male friend ‘ foreign aunt ’ too . |
| 22 | But really I do n't think so , although I did speak to the Reading manager Ian Porterfield a few minutes ago and he does seem relaxed and so do his players , so you know I am a little worried now , now we 're getting nearer kick-off I 'm beginning to get a little more worried . |
| 23 | Even when he does spell out practical implications , such as genetic discrimination by insurance companies , he seems reluctant to say clearly what he believes should be the response of society to those prospects . |
| 24 | 2 or 3 days at home in Oxfordshire is a luxury , even when he does get the chance to relax , he watches re-runs and readies himself for the next race . |
| 25 | Even though he does fly around in funny tights ! |
| 26 | Even though he does accept common-sense beliefs , he also accepts something from the philosophers which common sense would not . |
| 27 | We shot the son who never calls , then when he does call Beattie complains he never visits ; the Mrs Jones commercial , done in almost one or two takes ; the ‘ Happy Birthday ’ song ; an answering machine , starring only my voice and my son Melvyn ( it was actually my favourite and was never shown ) ; and the one which launched a cache of catch phrases — the ‘ Ology ’ commercial , coincidentally starring Jacob Krichefsky , son of Bernard and Judith , my Muswell Hill neighbours . |
| 28 | Be good actually if he does sleep in the bed cos then we can go in the summer . |