Example sentences of "we do [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What can we do to create real jobs ? |
| 2 | In summary , Mr Chairman , the overall mortality rate for disease , for T U R P , over the northern region was point three percent and this compares very well with the large published theories from America but we did find large inter-site variations for both mortality and major morbidity rates . |
| 3 | Erm , yeah we , we did take direct action and so eventually the ad was dropped , but if we 'd just complained and not taken any action the ad would n't have been dropped . |
| 4 | We did use black paper , but it looked terrible and attracted graffiti , so then we thought of fine art . |
| 5 | Er and not many fresh eggs but we did get dried eggs which were , were , it was n't a bad substitute but it was n't the same as a fresh egg but you could scramble them and you could use them for cooking but then you see there was very little fat . |
| 6 | We did have separate supplies in station . |
| 7 | I still n , I still think that we need to make er quick pro progress Chairman but er unless we do make quick progress and unless we do understand what 's going on and call a spade a spade then I think this programme is doomed . |
| 8 | As we do make important choices between alternative versions of sentences , even though each one is correct in itself , then in a succession of sentences , it is possible that the choice is being dictated by the sentence before , each one having a knock-on effect on the structure of the next . |
| 9 | The way we run our economy is the prime cause of environmental damage , now what the other parties are failing to see is that if we want to live in a truly ecological society , one that really recognises the constraints , er that the environment imposes on us , we have to have a consistent approach to every area of policy , so for example , in the Israel/Palestine conflict er debate , we have laid great stress on our , er advocating our own approach to conflict resolution , consensual approach , negotiations condemning the arms build-up which is inspired mainly by the U S , and so er whilst we have also debated some other more overtly environmental policies such as reaffirming our commitment to phase out nuclear power , we do lay great emphasis on er developing economic policies , particularly in the light of the up and coming general election and we want to obviously present a complete platform of policies to the electorate . |
| 10 | However , we do have some occasional vacancies , maternity leave , building maintenance work , long term sick , where we have to make sure our labour force is protected , where we do involve temporary labour and even on those occasions we attempt to employ people direct as some regions know . |
| 11 | We obviously ca n't afford to spend all our time to put demo bands in , but we do offer special rates for demo bands that they can afford . ’ |
| 12 | Yes , we do need new legislation . |
| 13 | We do need other people , there 's no doubt about , it . |
| 14 | dir : I was n't arguing just for randomised controlled trials — but we do need hard facts like those which experiments provide . |
| 15 | Bureaucracy and formalism are enemies of creativity and innovation , but nevertheless we do need formal procedures and routines to be able to utilize the creative potential existing in the organization . |
| 16 | A preview will tell you what the software can do at the moment — we do n't go too heavily on any minor bugs or inconsistencies at the preview stage , but we do criticise bad design and form an opinion about whether the software will be up to scratch when it gets released . |
| 17 | Of course we do accept arbitrary distinctions about some matters : zoning , for example . |
| 18 | ‘ Could n't say , dear boy , but we do encourage young officers to think creatively . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ We do lack competent wall builders . |
| 20 | It seems that a similar ambiguity is common in Britain in relation to money transfers between kin , although we do lack up-to-date evidence on this point . |
| 21 | To show that we do live distinctive lives , and that we try sincerely , however imperfectly , but try sincerely to refrain from the seamier side of life , and to concentrate on everything that 's wholesome . |
| 22 | He wants to argue that we do join civil societies and that we can under certain circumstances erm decide to quit them and , overall of course against Filmer he wants to argue that in this respect a civil society is radically different from the family . |
| 23 | We do find new ways of reporting experience when necessary , but , on the whole , we tend to rely heavily on existing lexical resources in order to communicate successfully and easily with other members of our language community . |
| 24 | We do n't know yet how to do this summation properly , but we do know certain features it should have . |
| 25 | We do use new writers , but they have to compete with these other sources . |
| 26 | This document is nice and clear plain English , but quite frankly some of the replies and some of the er , er things understood by the public , can we ensure that we do use plain English , I 've got no criticism with this , this is okay , but when we get the replies to our customers erm that we service can we use plain English , that 's my first point , do you want to respond or can I make my second one ? |
| 27 | ‘ We do have lockable tyre valves on this thing , do n't we ? ’ |
| 28 | We do have traditional travelling people but we also have a lot of people these days who are dropping out of society and who do not want to stay put anywhere . ’ |
| 29 | No we do have cheap ones as well . |
| 30 | ‘ We do have similar backgrounds — both small-town girls , the products of happy marriages — and that may help . |