Example sentences of "it do [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the poster exhibition failed to capture the imagination of the local press , it did attract a large number of visitors and over 200 copies of the historical booklet that accompanied the exhibition were sold . |
| 2 | Although the strike was called off , amid bitter controversy , it did benefit the Labour Party . |
| 3 | Whatever we think about child baptism , it did reflect a serious interest in the role of the family in bringing up children . |
| 4 | They had the moral flexibility to meet shifting organizational demands and still enjoy the sleep of the just — their ability to relativize other moral imperatives whilst constantly prioritizing the pursuit of organizational goals did not make them necessarily immoral , but it did facilitate a moral flexibility others denied themselves . |
| 5 | Bridge lengths vary from three to four rigs on the Leine to an average ten rigs on the Weser and really , given the practised excellence of the crews , this last thirty-one-rig bridge of Exercise Neptune 's Gallop 1989 should not have aroused much emotion , but it did made the thirtieth of June a little bit different . |
| 6 | We contested the decision vigorously , encouraged by strong support from outside the institution , but it did bring a significant and positive stage to an abrupt conclusion , leaving us to reflect on what we had learned , and were still learning , that might be relevant to widely shared concerns . |
| 7 | Even the original Tele guitar was designed to have some bass-playing ability , and as a consequence was not wired as it is today , although it did possess the customary three-way selector switch . |
| 8 | I had to rinse quite often to get rid of debris , but it did give a close shave . |
| 9 | It did admit a possible link with cases of leukemia and cancer of the bones and agreed war pensions should go to those cases . |
| 10 | ‘ What we brought into the head office was financial expertise as I 'd recognise it and it did deliver a huge benefit including giving professionally-based leadership at the centre for all the financial staff already working out there in the field . |
| 11 | Although in terms of later social science methodologies such an approach might seem naive , it did leave an important legacy for social research and survey data collection , namely sampling . |
| 12 | It did exclude the unplanned , ( and sometimes unintended ! ) learning and reinforcement that takes place ‘ on-the-job ’ . |
| 13 | Come to think of it , I was n't that keen on it either , though it did serve a cracking pint of Young 's bitter . |
| 14 | However , it did achieve a top speed of 126mph , and cruised at 96mph with a weight of 22,000lb at 2,050ft altitude . |
| 15 | By the time it did satisfy the relevant purpose test ( by having acquired the business ) it had ceased to be close by virtue of the institutions ' investment . |
| 16 | " My kingdom is not of this world " was not regarded as releasing the pope from an active role in government , though it did express the great moral fervour that fuelled the late eleventh- and early twelfth-century reforms — especially in the attack on clerical marriage and in the drive to rid the Church of unchaste priests and to control the proprietary church system ( secular theocracy ) . |
| 17 | When it had grown older it did show a little interest in females and even deigned to mate with a few , though never with much enthusiasm . |
| 18 | Now to an event that could hardly be called a sport , even though it did produce a new British champion . |
| 19 | I 'm sure this was a typing error but it did confuse an excellent article . |
| 20 | If WEU had a role , it was to ensure the closest possible cooperation within NATO , and although it did play a limited role in the Saar settlement , it remained essentially a paper organisation . |
| 21 | Of course it did herald a new era … in the second division . |
| 22 | However , it did mark the first major overhaul of the Treaties of Rome , it reformed EC institutions to some extent and it succeeded in keeping the members united . |
| 23 | And it was a great tragedy cos er it did i i it did cause the general strike and er we had a week of the general strike . |
| 24 | They 've given her something and she , she had to put this stuff on her hair , had to take a trip to the hairdresser and he said to the hairdresser comb my hair first and then put this stuff on and wait for a fortnight and it did come a little lighter , but it was n't much |
| 25 | Frank Dick was not happy , and it did seem a harsh decision . |
| 26 | The FDA did not ban the drug , but it did find the 0.5 mg dose excessive and had safety concerns about 0.25 mg . |
| 27 | The cabin was surprisingly spacious , even if it did lack the little human touches that made it a home . |
| 28 | EWM has no outlets overseas , although it did attempt a joint venture in the US . |
| 29 | For example , " tailoring " , mostly done by men , is usually classified as a skilled trade whereas " dressmaking " , done by women , is usually not , although it did require a formal training . |
| 30 | It did join the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in 1982 . |