Example sentences of "do [verb] some [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you see you do get some strange loads . |
| 2 | I , no I , I get the impression that , you know , everyone just everyone just kind of freaked out end of nineteen forty six forty seven and they were just , oh God what are we gon na do now , wh what can we do to get some more support , oh excellent , yeah , let's go for equal distribution , what a great idea and then all of a sudden they think oh no , it 's not , you know , perhaps it 's not such a good idea after all . |
| 3 | More often , however , they haunt that person alone and by so doing indicate some terrible tragedy is imminent . |
| 4 | I do think some formal education could start sooner , but I would n't want you or the listeners to think that nursery education and formal education are one and the same . |
| 5 | I do think some formal education could start sooner , but I would n't want you or the listeners to think that nursery education and formal education are one and the same . |
| 6 | Frolik certainly did expose some real spies including Nicholas Praeger , who had given the Czechs details of the RAF 's electronic counter-measures equipment codenamed Blue Diver and Red Steer . |
| 7 | Do want some more chocolate ? |
| 8 | Despite Wilkinson 's attempts to moderate criticism of the Area Board 's policies , and a trade unionist member 's introduction of some woolliness in the text to accommodate his dislike of any rationing by the purse , the committee 's report , submitted to Gaitskell in June , did make some strong proposals . |
| 9 | ‘ In retrospect we did make some questionable decisions , ’ Mr Warren told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 10 | er who 's probably thinking well I do need some new boots for the garden , but er |
| 11 | The resemblance here is to the great nineteenth century Reviews , the Edinburgh , the Quarterly , the Westminster , and others , which did include some scientific works among their criticism but were chiefly concerned with literature , history and politics . |
| 12 | Although the GHS did include some attitudinal questions , its emphasis was not primarily subjective . |
| 13 | Looking back , I need not have turned my nose up with such scorn when any of them approached me , as I 'm sure they did need some friendly contacts , but if one showed any signs of friendliness , they interpreted this as an invitation to attach themselves to you for the rest of the day , and probably the night too . |
| 14 | Oh dear , she did need some new ones ! |
| 15 | Of course , we did do some elementary botany … ’ |
| 16 | And yet these mosaics do show some notable similarities to the latter . |
| 17 | It seems that the system of central planning , adopted after the Communist Party took power in 1948 , did bring some economic progress in the 1950s and even into the 1960s . |
| 18 | Written questions had been invited , and 40 were received on a wide variety of subjects , which meant there was no time for extras from the floor , although the audience did contribute some penetrating comment . |
| 19 | She did like some white things . |
| 20 | I mean we did see some strange tracks and we did find this sheep which had been completely gutted , but apparently that could have been done by a snow leopard . |
| 21 | Erm I did n't see any past pa I did see some past papers but it was subsequent to my setting these exam questions , right ? |
| 22 | We did n't see any orchids but we did see some beautiful foxgloves and were lucky enough to catch sight of birds high above . |
| 23 | I have a niece ; they did n't have any problem finding Black dolls for her , and nowadays you do see some Black people on TV too , whereas when I was a kid , that was very unusual . |
| 24 | This does not necessarily disprove the contention that TNCs exploit women workers in particular in the Third World , though it does modify the thesis to the extent that in some developing countries TNCs do provide some good jobs for women that help them to fulfil relatively freely chosen cultural needs . |
| 25 | It is true we did increase the pupil to teacher ratio to one to thirteen in line with the F E er guidelines and that of course did provide some extra nursery places but last year we did put in real resources and actually increased the number of nursery places by about four hundred which involved the development of several new nursery classes , so it is completely untrue to say that the Conservatives attempted to increase nursery education on the cheap . |
| 26 | … for all those unfortunate and aged people the institution of the poor law did provide some genuine relief , especially in small communities where the poor were personally known and acknowledged to have a legitimate claim on the assistance of their neighbours . |
| 27 | However , it did provide some valuable indications of what to expect in the races ahead . |
| 28 | Despite the limitations of the survey it did suggest some clear habitat preferences and population trends . |
| 29 | We 've budgeted this year , er , for a maximum of six , but as Committee were informed at the last meeting , that number has exceeded during the year , erm , and that did create some financial difficulties , but that is the budget for specifically for six out-county placements , which not only do grown people in specialist er , accommodation such as secure accommodation , but also younger children with disabilities . |
| 30 | He had to admit that the charge-sheet read out by Angela Cartwright did contain some remarkable offences . |