Example sentences of "and i do [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.

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1 A bit of oversell occurred with the hardback at £9.99 , but it turned out alright , and I do think this is very much a paperback title .
2 Darlington councillor Peter Jones , Tory spokesman on the transport committee , said : ‘ Obviously it 's a waste of space and I do hope such an excellent facility can be brought into service as soon as possible .
3 Obviously a basic knowledge of local geology is helpful , and I do urge all who wish to follow my example to PLEASE avoid denuding the countryside of lichen and moss-covered rocks which will leave scars and deprive various creepy-crawlies of their homes .
4 Sometimes I 'm rather greedy and I do eat more than I should , and then you pay for it in the end .
5 I know you mean well and I do appreciate all you 're doing , but I really am in the middle of a thought and it 's very difficult for me when you keep … look , if it 's really , really important , then please do interrupt me — but only if it 's urgent , OK ?
6 And I do have such doubts but , being a modest person as you know
7 and I do like that sewing stripe down the middle
8 ‘ But what I am talking about , because it is my business , is mainstream commercial cinema and I do maintain that mainstream cinema should be looking towards its audience .
9 You can talk about the nature of art — blah , blah , blah — and I did do some dribbling off into text and stuff , but now I know that movement says more to me than any of this other tosh .
10 And I did enjoy that volley from just outside the area he scored for Wednesday in the League Cup a few seasons back … now who was that against ?
11 I mean if it is helpful and Mr and I did have this discussion in the pre-meeting that we had , er certainly if you wish to recommend that the d that the stars on the the diagram were to be changed er just simply to show one star instead of a route , then I for one would be quite happy with that .
12 And I did have some of the as well so .
13 I 'm just wondering er the statutory instruments we 're passing tonight er and I did raise this point to the minister about the drain on the private sector every time a rule and regulation is passed .
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