Example sentences of "[coord] they [verb] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah when I went in the ladies loo there was one woman in there and they did look nice |
| 2 | There is , in fact , a ferret corner with animals on display at most country fairs and they do attract wide interest . |
| 3 | And they do go wrong sometimes — you switch on and nothing happens , or the picture starts breaking up , or you ca n't get any sound . |
| 4 | Consultancies are an integral part of the PR industry and they do possess certain advantages of experience , independence and specialist skills that may not be evident internally . |
| 5 | They do enjoy them and they do make good use of them . |
| 6 | They do enjoy them and they do make good use of them . |
| 7 | ‘ At times of recession , contractors are trying to maintain their market share and they do operate some contracts at a loss . ’ |
| 8 | and they do have different standards , but I say they are different classes of the gy |
| 9 | However , such groupings do exist and they do have some effects on , and are affected by , the political practices of the TCC in most countries . |
| 10 | It is the latter which are relevant to the chemical-sensitive patient , and they do provide some interesting and revealing parallels . |
| 11 | But we 're big boys and they do say big boys do n't cry ’ |
| 12 | And they do include new assurances . |
| 13 | And they do include new assurances . |
| 14 | You would n't think men could die of br die of breast cancer , but they do because men have residual nipples and they do produce small amounts of oestrogen . |
| 15 | NO one seems to take forebodings seriously , but they do happen , and they do come true , although how they work and from where they come it is hard to say . |
| 16 | The official statistics , therefore , can only be used as indicators , rather than accurate statements , but they do offer some guides to the occupational picture . |
| 17 | Babysitting circles are a good way of making sure you can get a babysitter when you want one , but they do involve some effort on your part — you 'll have to do babysitting in exchange ! |
| 18 | They do not necessarily have a lot of money but they do expect good value and a broad service . |
| 19 | But they do make sociolinguistic assumptions : in context it is clear that they also assume the early development of a socially elite variety , and we can see from the first sentence of the quotation that ‘ carefulness ’ is probably also involved . |
| 20 | ‘ They may not be the future , but they do craft good songs . ’ |
| 21 | Usually Guppies are hardy fish and adapt to most water conditions , but they do prefer alkaline water . |
| 22 | They are n't heavy eaters so do not need constant feeding , but they do prefer well-drained , humus-rich soil . |
| 23 | Two-stroke units for microlights develop more power from less weight and are generally cheaper to replace than their four- stroke equivalents , but they do demand careful attention . |
| 24 | Not that I would have attempted to scale the academic heights of an Oxford or a Cambridge , of course , but they do do some very stimulating courses at the Birmingham Polytechnic . |
| 25 | These issues need not bother the ordinary Free Presbyterian , but they do concern those Free Presbyterians who are also active in the DUP . |
| 26 | But they do take little space . |
| 27 | ‘ People would say it did n't look so bad , but they do notice all the same . |
| 28 | Customers are n't aware of your global strategy but they do notice little details like a badly typed letter , or a receptionist who 's poorly dressed , or filthy ashtrays in the office , or torn packaging . |
| 29 | Training schemes do not guarantee a job , but they do provide necessary skills . ’ |
| 30 | Compendia of information can not solve all the problems associated with mapping out one 's life , but they do provide basic and practical information . |