Example sentences of "he do sometimes [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rory did n't really know Fergus Urvill very well ; although he did sometimes visit Lochgair , he spoke differently — posher — and seemed to spend a lot of his time shooting at birds and animals with other rich people . |
| 2 | He did sometimes break up meetings but that was usually when they were political . |
| 3 | He was a taciturn man who found it difficult to talk to a boy ; but he did sometimes spare time to tell him of his travels in the wilder parts of Alberta , of encounters with grizzly bears , white water rushing through narrow gorges , being lost in unexpected snowstorms , in an unconquered wilderness totally alien to his suburb-bred son . |
| 4 | He did sometimes stay in the storeroom and check the day 's accounts . |
| 5 | He does sometimes get into a ‘ delayed ’ mood where he thinks he has more time than he does … the reason for the square/back passes I reckon is noone moves into space for him or looks for it up front . |
| 6 | Notoriously He does sometimes wish things like that , for even in Beowulf they have happened before . |
| 7 | So he does sometimes find it hard to throw himself out of bed ? |
| 8 | ‘ He does sometimes respond personally but it depends what letters are about . |
| 9 | ‘ He does sometimes respond personally but it depends what letters are about . |
| 10 | He 's been at Pepe 's as long as I 've been coming here — though he does sometimes take holidays , I must admit . ’ |