Example sentences of "it do from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It maddened Adam , his misuse of this word , which could n't of course be applied to guiding anyone on land , coming as it did from the Latin navigare and thence from navis , feminine , a ship , and agere , to drive or guide . |
| 2 | The motion in favour of nuclear power , coming as it did from the Scottish NUM , represents a significant breakthrough in trades union thinking on energy issues . |
| 3 | My choice of heating equipment may raise a few eyebrows , ranging as it does from the advanced to the primitive . |
| 4 | This derives not so much from the basic raw material — barley that has been malted — or the seasoning of hop flowers , as it does from the top-fermenting yeasts used in the making of ales ( as opposed to the bottom type employed in lagers ) . |
| 5 | The Norwegian Forest cat is another large breed , coming as it does from the coldest part of the domestic cat 's range . |