Example sentences of "i do [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I do detest social climbers . |
2 | I do emphasise this definition , which relies upon the influence upon the value of money being direct , being exercised upon particular prices ; for of course all economic policies have an effect upon the value of money and thus upon prices , including incomes . |
3 | ‘ I do give that impression , do n't I ? |
4 | Although , like Shelley , I am not a believer in the Christian religion — as no intelligent person can be in our day — I do give strong credence to spirits . |
5 | I do hope these arrangements will be convenient for you . |
6 | I do hope those people will buy it ! |
7 | I do love this tape , I really love it . |
8 | ‘ I do love big breakfasts because we are not far from Bury and they make the best black puddings in the world , but I do want to stay healthy so my wife Judith makes sure I keep a very balanced diet . |
9 | We do n't have a kidney-shaped swimming pool , but I do possess several palettes . |
10 | I do think dirty linen should be kept in the family . ’ |
11 | ‘ I do think this record is unlike any record that I 've ever done before . |
12 | ‘ Yes , I do think those conditions can be repeated , ’ said Mr Kinnock . |
13 | ‘ I do think more people want en suite bathrooms but rooms without these facilities are obviously cheaper — so it depends on what people want to spend , ’ says Alison Hewitt , co-owner of 17th century coaching inn , the White Hart Hotel , on the Wold , Gloucestershire . |
14 | I do want easy work . |
15 | Other times I am mean and nasty , and there are other times when I have n't got complete control of myself but I do want some sort of discipline . |
16 | I do feel some relief , no matter what happens now , but I still feel I have betrayed Andy , regardless of what he 's done . |
17 | There is something so immovable , so enduring — yet I am perfectly aware that one day he will fall down — so mysterious about my old mate that although I ca n't say that I actually feel a surge of energy , I do feel some sort of ‘ reward ’ . |
18 | ‘ I realise that I come into the picture as a relative , and I do feel natural interest and concern for my great-uncle . |
19 | All that I can honestly say is that after collecting the facts I do decide one way or another , without having any reasons which will satisfy you if you do not share the same standards . |
20 | I do miss that pole sticking up there . |
21 | I must say I do miss that thing . |
22 | Having used both Ami Pro 3.0 and Word 2 for Windows ( which has to be seen as the main competition as it is the number one heavyweight word processor ) I find that I do prefer Ami Pro for one simple reason — its use of colour . |
23 | And I do prefer slow cooking methods . |
24 | So , cos I do actually sit down and work it out , and me mum comes in and says , what you doing , , so I do use that way . |
25 | They it is brought forward on safety factors and I think that is a matter that should be considered by committee whatever political persuasion er I do use this road er regularly Mr Mayor , er I live there , I an indeed one of the people , if you like , er inconvenienced . |
26 | I do know that Council do pay for two extra cuts over and above what the Cou County Council have paid for . |
27 | I do know that street lighting is the very devil , cos it can come under about half a dozen different departments , it can come under Highways , |
28 | ‘ It 's nice when people are nice , is n't it ? ’ he said , and she snapped back , ‘ I do know other words , but usually nobody likes the sound of them . ’ |
29 | Yeah well there was one main test pilot that 's right and other people like , who used to be an instrument gang as well , well I do know this fella Cyril he was a dental mechanic in Walsall before the war and he came in there and he was an instrument mechanic and he used , he used to go up with the test pilot to actually test the instruments in the other compartments in the plane or cockpits just to see how they were reacting under operational conditions . |
30 | I do have some sympathy for cou councillor I do know this area and I I do know the traffic problems there and and we do really in the long term need to do something about it . |