Example sentences of "i do [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do detest social climbers . |
| 2 | Although , like Shelley , I am not a believer in the Christian religion — as no intelligent person can be in our day — I do give strong credence to spirits . |
| 3 | ‘ I do love big breakfasts because we are not far from Bury and they make the best black puddings in the world , but I do want to stay healthy so my wife Judith makes sure I keep a very balanced diet . |
| 4 | I do think dirty linen should be kept in the family . ’ |
| 5 | I do want easy work . |
| 6 | ‘ I realise that I come into the picture as a relative , and I do feel natural interest and concern for my great-uncle . |
| 7 | Having used both Ami Pro 3.0 and Word 2 for Windows ( which has to be seen as the main competition as it is the number one heavyweight word processor ) I find that I do prefer Ami Pro for one simple reason — its use of colour . |
| 8 | And I do prefer slow cooking methods . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's nice when people are nice , is n't it ? ’ he said , and she snapped back , ‘ I do know other words , but usually nobody likes the sound of them . ’ |
| 10 | You have to start from your roots — though I do enjoy ethnic music . |
| 11 | He says : ‘ I do like real beers , but I ca n't stand keg . |
| 12 | I do work full time , I 'm a community worker . |
| 13 | ‘ I do get mixed messages from you — Charleen ? |
| 14 | ‘ If I do get bad feelings I know they wo n't last long and that I will cope ’ |
| 15 | As a journalist having a career break I do get itchy fingers and long to turn out something that will look good but not cost the earth . |
| 16 | When taxed about her ‘ bossy ’ or ‘ headmistressy ’ role in the 1983 election she replied : ‘ Yes , I do believe certain things very strongly . |
| 17 | ‘ I do hate goddamn junkies , and I especially hate rich goddamn junkies . |
| 18 | I do understand intense misery and sorrow after losing a child to a terrorist 's bomb . |
| 19 | But I do have other talents . |
| 20 | ‘ I do have other customers in the club tonight , ’ she reminded him starchily . |
| 21 | ‘ I do have other clients , ’ she declared irritably . |
| 22 | Well i I 'm happy , I mean I was just going to make that point , sir , but I do have other points , but I 'll wait . |
| 23 | Of course sometimes I do have additional information showing that the authority is better than me in some areas and not in others . |
| 24 | I do have eventless evenings when the book falls out of my hands . |
| 25 | I declare a bias immediately ; I am a practitioner , and I do have large grants in this field . |