Example sentences of "do [vb infin] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Nonsense , lad , do endeavour not to succumb to melodramatics . ’ |
| 2 | Many of Drummond 's contemporaries did know how to deal with him . |
| 3 | I 'm glad Councillor reminded er Councillor reminded Councillor erm about the introduction of L M S , when over two hundred teachers did appear outside to protest about the introduction of it , along with cuts in budgets . |
| 4 | Back home , however , Wessels and Eastern Province did follow through to pick up most of the silverware , regaining the Castle Cup ( formerly the Currie Cup ) title and snatching a stunning victory in the Benson & Hedges Night Series final . |
| 5 | You can not ignore it , she wished to set out and she did set out to come to our aid . ’ |
| 6 | A considerable number of Remploy workers do move on to work in open conditions but many remain semi-permanently in the sheltered environment . |
| 7 | Adult dogs do take longer to settle in a new environment than puppies in any case , but you may find a dog whose history is well known . |
| 8 | Although I did phone up to protest about what Brian Clough was at , when he dropped Bremner and Clarke in favour of McGovern and O'Hare . |
| 9 | ‘ Samantha , darling , do try not to fiddle with the candle . |
| 10 | When he did get up to go to the room he looked like someone who had lost the train of thought he had set out on and had emptied himself into blankness , aware only that he was still somehow present . |
| 11 | In the small city of Sydney , Nova Scotia , a thousand did turn out to protest at the loss of the local train . |
| 12 | ‘ Our host did slip out to attend to the claret … ’ |