Example sentences of "[vb base] sometimes [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Admittedly , we do sometimes talk as if a person could have a pain in his foot and be unaware of it , perhaps while his attention is on something else , but this is explained by there being different levels of consciousness , or self-consciousness , in the mind ; it does not require our saying that pains have the same sort of mind-independent existence as tables . |
| 2 | For a pilot , it is perhaps one of the most agreeable settings in which to ply his profession — even though fog , gales and ice do sometimes demand the limits of his skills . |
| 3 | I do sometimes fancy something a bit more refined . ’ |
| 4 | It was mentioned earlier that trainee advice workers do sometimes observe interviews carried out by experienced advisers . |
| 5 | ‘ People do sometimes manage to leave their offices without anyone noticing . ’ |
| 6 | Some innovative banks and overseas aid departments of OECD governments do sometimes combine finance and aid to provide low-cost financial packages for LDCs ' projects . |
| 7 | However , considerable earthworks do sometimes exist and these are , of course , well worth recording . |
| 8 | Replotting data from the cumulative curve to the frequency curve shows that linear segments do sometimes coincide with recognizable sub-populations but in other cases inflexions where linear segments join also coincide with population peaks . |
| 9 | Companies do sometimes give incorrect details or omit them altogether on their company stationery . |
| 10 | Modern crocodiles do sometimes straighten themselves out when running at speed , thus the movement from shoulder and hips is longer and there is a more effective stride , but it is not their normal posture . |
| 11 | I do sometimes go down to 2½lb , but although I have never been broken on it I never feel as confident as I ought . |
| 12 | Well , it 's like you check the lists , you can quickly , even if you think you remembered it , you can still quickly read through to see whether you 've done all those different things , and you do sometimes forget , so it 's useful for that as well . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , ’ said Helen , ‘ I do know a girl who works in the outer office there , and we do sometimes meet up for lunch and I could try to put her on to it … |
| 14 | When you are at this age and you come up against a brick wall , you do sometimes feel like screaming with frustration . |
| 15 | Journalists do sometimes react against the excesses of newspaper partisanship but even on these occasions it is proprietorial and editorial power that emerges unscathed and victorious . |
| 16 | A : Goodness , how you do sometimes remind me of Bernard ! |
| 17 | However , erm , thinking that er , one day , er , you might marry erm , a prince or princess , Freud says is an , is an illusion , in the sense that er , people do sometimes marry princ princes and princesses , it could happen , it 's not very likely to happen to any particular individual who might have that wish , but it could happen . |
| 18 | Even so , it is worth investigating his approach in detail , since employers do sometimes make erroneous assumptions during the redundancy process which amount to acting unreasonably . |
| 19 | Whilst everyone in Parcelforce is working hard to give you the best possible service , we do sometimes make mistakes . |
| 20 | I said you , she said yes , I 'm afraid so and I said I do sometimes begrudge it to those men in there . |
| 21 | ‘ So you do sometimes think before you act ? |
| 22 | No one goes to such lengths now , though you do sometimes hear complaints from artists about the position of their work . |
| 23 | Even so , they do sometimes become dislodged by the ferocity of the strike . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm told that earls do sometimes look like tramps . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , flight delays do sometimes occur and these are beyond our control . |
| 26 | The vast flocks of gulls at rubbish tips do not normally compete for food resources with other birds , but black-headed gulls do sometimes take advantage of other species ' food-finding skills . |
| 27 | Mm , no , let me have those then , cos I do sometimes poach an egg |
| 28 | We can and do sometimes charge for this time , but where there are significant PR benefits for the Garden and its activities , and companies are not willing to pay , we do not charge . |
| 29 | Bacardi and coke is my only tipple and I do sometimes get through a couple on nights when I 'm in myself , well it 's better than turning to the biscuit barrel is n't it ? |
| 30 | I do sometimes get asked how many machines I 've had and although I have n't actually counted them up , you will see that it is quite a few ! ! |