Example sentences of "do [vb infin] a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , although the National Consumer Council concluded that such schemes do make a very real contribution , and also make possible extra journeys and excursions which would not be provided by fully routed bus services , they also pointed out that the schemes could not provide a complete answer to accessibility problems in rural areas . |
| 2 | He did make a pretty thorough job of it . |
| 3 | There 's no doubt that by revivifying the programme of Descartes and Hume in an extremely forceful and effective way , and arming it with new logical weapons , he did make a very substantial contribution to the theory of knowledge and activated the thinking of a lot of other people . |
| 4 | Erm and and er of course , did make a very clear statement that it would be the leader . |
| 5 | Well then I agree , then I , then I think you do need a fairly sophisticated psychological theory to try and explain er how that could come about . |
| 6 | And one of the things that 's happened in our business I think , erm , is that , is the fact that during the recession people stopped keeping stocks and now they do need a fairly quick delivery of , of their products . |
| 7 | but it does highlight a need and I 'm not going to tread on the Treasurer 's toes in this instant but certainly that will add to the financial burden of running the Association but if its to increasing its lobbying power and authority over those in positions of influence , then above all we do need a very large membership . |
| 8 | Khruschev 's successors , Leonid Brezhnev and Alexei Kosygin , could not heal the Sino-Soviet breach , but they did pursue a less erratic foreign policy , preferring to build up Russia 's nuclear arsenal ( whose inferiority the Cuban crisis had demonstrated ) rather than to bluster , rage and threaten the West . |
| 9 | The philosophies we have described do exert a very real influence on the shaping of penal systems and penal practices , but none of the various schools of thought has ever been totally dominant , even at the height of its popularity . |
| 10 | However , their incidence did show a highly significant trend with increasing oil impact measure among rural high oil sectors ( p<0.01 ; table V ) . |
| 11 | He did feel a little hot , but the schoolroom was stifling , so it was hardly surprising . |
| 12 | But for those in Japan who do achieve a more secure status it is widely accepted that such benefits are unlikely to be renewed if the individual moves to another company . |
| 13 | Probably Sukarno 's renunciation of non-cooperation did ensure a less severe fate for him . |
| 14 | But the month-by-month figures ( Figure 2 ) do show a very sharp drop in temperatures very soon after the eruption — totally disagreeing with the forecast of a greatest influence on the hemispheric environment 18 months to two years after the dust veil is blown into the stratosphere . |
| 15 | She is a lovely person , it would be hard to feel jealous of her , but I do feel a little envious if I stop to think about it . |
| 16 | Although this is distressing and frustrating for the patient , the confusion is understandable because the two disorders do present a very similar picture in terms of symptoms . |
| 17 | They did look a little absurd though , with Morrissey 's quiff looming in enormous proportions and Marr 's face speedily reclining behind a blossoming mop of fringe . |
| 18 | But he did look a little overheated , so why did n't he at least unbutton it ? |
| 19 | Well , give , you did sound a little scathing to there of my darling . |
| 20 | Does anything you do sustain a slightly increased heart-rate for 20 to 30 minutes ? |
| 21 | Thirdly , some proposals do warrant a more detailed examination with regard to their desirability and practicability . |
| 22 | You do look a little pale . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ No , ’ replied Herbert , after examining me carefully , ‘ although you do look a little excited . ’ |
| 24 | Well , we , we do spend a very substantial fraction of our gross national , national product on research . |
| 25 | The reputable shareware libraries in the UK do provide a very good service , in that they make sure that a : the author receives his payment , and b : the user receives the goods . |
| 26 | The vast majority of chartered accountants do provide a very high standard of service : as a result , public expectation is high which is why when the relatively few failures do occur , they lead to so much concentrated and adverse publicity . |
| 27 | The 1918 Maternity and Child Welfare Act may have been designed both to satisfy the lobby and assuage opposition from powerful vested interests to a Ministry of Health , and it may have lacked prescriptive power ( Rowan 1985 ) , but it did provide a more formal institutional framework for health provision and an extension of state funding . |
| 28 | He did sound so very sure of himself — and , now that she came to look at it , the wallet she was handing over so meekly did have a distinctly masculine air … |
| 29 | It did have a most beautiful sleeve , a yellow tint vision of a young Pat Phoenix , a product of Morrissey 's youthful Coronation Street obsession . |
| 30 | We did have a very broad search , ’ adds Whittaker . |