Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Editors , like scientists , are human and do err . |
| 2 | So I 'm afraid that did put me off . |
| 3 | Both flashbulb and vivid memories can be inaccurate and do show some forgetting over time ( McCloskey et al. , 1988 ) and there certainly are memories of this type which do not necessary involve emotional arousal at the time . |
| 4 | A small amount of coffee can be soothing and help relieve tiredness ; it also sharpens the concentration . |
| 5 | He presents a table containing 21 health care interventions ( see table ) and writes : The methods used to produce such estimates are crude but do facilitate the production of a ‘ league table ’ which ranks the cost of producing a QALY by investing in competing treatments . |
| 6 | Meetings between advisory services , training/education services , farmers , unions and small farmers ' unions were common and helped avoid duplication of effort and manpower where possible . |
| 7 | Composite nodules consisting of MARID nodules in direct contact with metasomatized peridotite are rare but do exist . |
| 8 | Private collective action is possible and does occur . |
| 9 | Do not dress or interfere with severe burns until expert help is available but do treat the shock . |
| 10 | There is little doubt that where the appointment of an examiner is permitted under the law of the relevant foreign country , it offers the English practitioner a much better chance of securing a procedure with which he is familiar than does use of a letter of request to a foreign court . |
| 11 | Plugged into your stereo , the lighting effect , which is multi-coloured and does pulsate , is fun in a dark room , especially when there 's a lot of bass , and might liven up a party . |
| 12 | And although the expression of futurity is clumsy ( and would usually be replaced by a finite clause ) it is grammatical and does occur : ( 53 ) we understand it to be going to be taxable ( if the bill is passed ) our host thought you about to be offensive |
| 13 | Whether badgers merit so much protection is a much-debated point among farmers in areas such as south-west England , where badgers are plentiful and do cause damage on farms . |
| 14 | While believing that few teachers were intentionally racist , and while not accepting that racism was the sole cause of West Indian underachievement , the committee concluded that unintentional racism ( in the sense of stereotyped , negative or patronising views of West Indian children ) was widespread and did influence children 's performance . |
| 15 | While this was useful and did hold the attention of members interested in the specific subjects being examined , the subcommittees moved from one area of expenditure to another each session so that they developed no expertise and could not follow up previous work . |
| 16 | Jenny Holland , who shared a flat at university with Sarah , told the hearing she was quiet but did get on with her fellow students . |