Example sentences of "do [vb infin] [pers pn] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do think it 's the most infernal cheek ! |
| 2 | I do know she was the subtlest of nags . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't know about that , but I do know it 's the only good look I 'm going to get for months so I 'm making the most of it . ’ |
| 4 | The most powerful ‘ lessons in wizardry ’ are those taken for the learning of shamanic powers , and in the Piaroa theory of knowledge , men who do undergo them are the best hunters in Piaroaland , even if they rarely hunt ( Overing 1988 ) . |
| 5 | What did spur them was the invasion by foreign drug multinationals of the Japanese market after restrictions were relaxed in the 1980s . |
| 6 | He added , ‘ I do not put blame on the child exactly , but I do believe she was the aggressor5 . ’ |
| 7 | He said : ’ I 'm aware that what we 're saying may be used but we do believe it is the most energising thing that has happened in my 21 years as a GP It has been good for care , public health and management . ’ |
| 8 | What did irritate me was the old crusty-type who went through the motions of standing in front of everyone and asking them if they ‘ had any spare change for an old dosser ’ . |
| 9 | What did irritate me was the old crusty-type who went through the motions of standing in front of everyone and asking them if they ‘ had any spare change for an old dosser ’ . |
| 10 | Peter Black , whose Daily Mail colleague Shaun Usher had voiced reservations , wrote , ‘ Raymond Allen 's Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is the best visual comedy I 've ever seen on TV . |
| 11 | What did bother her was the realisation that very soon Luke could find himself part of the same mess . |
| 12 | ‘ Unfortunately , ’ says Fairfax , ‘ he does believe she was the cause of the problem . |