Example sentences of "do [vb infin] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Regional Council has not attempted to argue that increased levels of infill can and do compensate for a shortage in the HP4 supply . |
| 2 | Fortunately the means do exist for a PC to suspend the operation of one program and run another and it is the exploitation of this facility that has produced a veritable rash of Desktop Accessory software . |
| 3 | I ca n't say it 's been marvellously successful but I do know for a fact that the conditions of the working class was improved tremendously by organizations in the thing which has come to be described as trade-unionism . |
| 4 | If you do opt for a place in the countryside however , be certain that no farm livestock is in the vicinity either , as sheep especially may prove an irresistible subject of curiosity for dogs which have not encountered them before , and this can escalate to sheep-worrying . |
| 5 | To the extent that interest rates and yields do fall with an expansion of the money supply , people may well hold larger money balances : after all , the opportunity cost of holding that liquidity ( i.e. the interest sacrificed by not holding bonds , etc. ) has been reduced . |
| 6 | They can kill as many as eight or nine men if they do fall into a trench … |
| 7 | Because it is an earnings-related scheme , if women do qualify for a SERP , the pension they receive will reflect their tendency to earn less than men . |
| 8 | The only time you 're likely to be using it , is , if your writing an essay , where you going to use conversation , to make it realistic , people do abbreviate in a conversation , or if you 're asked to write in an informal way . |
| 9 | But if you do land with a thud , you 'll still be fit enough to manage a post-flight pint in the local . |
| 10 | Presumably when you do land in a position like that even though as you say you 're getting near the end of the game for the blue ball , you would n't deliberately not go through the hoop , if you 'll put in that , if you put yourself in that position ? |
| 11 | It 's also good for families with varying interests , though the dinghies do sail from a beach about 1200 metres away . |
| 12 | If you do work through a programme in sections , try to finish by playing the whole programme through without a pause , if it is not too long . |
| 13 | I mean I 'm gon na try and give , the first two guys and er Mike who came in , they did n't do very well cos they did n't actually mention that bit and it did n't flow from then on , you 've got ta make the point , you know , did you find that er well not did you , that 's bad phraseology , I 'm sure you found this beneficial which of the areas of the five tonight actually interest you the most do that bit and then go in with the fact that you actually mentioned earlier on that you do work on a recommendation basis . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not completely solid between the ears , you know , even if I do work in a factory . ’ |
| 15 | You will have heard that if you do stick to a diet and lose weight , then your metabolism will drop so dramatically that the weight piles on all the more easily in the future . |
| 16 | You really do look like a woman who 's spent time making up with her lover now ! ’ |
| 17 | If you do advertise for a companion it is advisable to use a box number and also to take up references . |
| 18 | ‘ I never do sleep before a ball , ’ she greeted Lord John , then blinked with astonishment at him . |
| 19 | Not great poetry , by any means ; but it convinces me that Crabbe and Peter Grimes and myself do stop beside an opening sluice , and that we are looking at an actual English tideway , and not at some vague , vast imaginary waterfall , which crashes from nowhere to nowhere . |
| 20 | But without your support and your demonstrations and support from whites in other countries with the rugby demonstrations , the cricket , with all aspects that you 've done , you 've also contributed to making it easier for us to be the kind of people we would like to be and I hope in that way we therefore do share as a family and then try and create one world . |
| 21 | Although some patients do attend with a letter from their GP , many prefer to come directly to the clinic , as this saves time and possible embarrassment if they would rather that their family doctor did n't know about the particular problem . |
| 22 | If you do rely on a friend or neighbour on a fairly relaxed and informal basis it is worth showing them some appreciation occasionally , a return of favours or a thoughtful gift . |
| 23 | Erm sh because apparently if they do go in an office , they 'll find these are far slower than anything else they would ever work on , |
| 24 | Although writing on behalf of cycling interests , these do coincide to an extent with the interests of walkers and horse riders . |
| 25 | However , several studies have shown that aggressive toys do lead to a rise in anti-social behaviour , but that this is short-lived . |
| 26 | The results so far suggest that although meters are expensive to install they do lead to a drop in consumption . |
| 27 | Do come with a friend . |
| 28 | But you do come to a limit with long sentences . |
| 29 | What I would say this is a very very rare event in effect erm for this to happen erm and normally when the claims handlers do come into a situation like that it 's handled perfectly properly . |
| 30 | We do put on a performance for the camera , whereas we do n't usually " perform " our everyday conversations to an audience . |