Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] [conj] [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hare and the hatter also decide to put the poor little dormouse into the teapot , which is rather cruel because he did n't do anything to them and it is rather a strange thing for his companions to do . |
| 2 | Its view of corporate governance is rather limited and it does not properly address corporate governance as the network of accountability relationships that exists between stakeholders in a company . |
| 3 | For a man who started life as a ‘ Scythian shepherd ’ , he is incredibly intelligent and he does speak as if he were a prince . |
| 4 | The incidence of board theft is thankfully low but it does happen . |
| 5 | If he can only argue to himself that they seem ’ interesting' it is highly likely that he does not really know why he is putting them in , or what he will do with the answers when he gets them . |
| 6 | The case of " you know what I mean " is especially interesting because it does not fall into any of the traditional categories of lexis , grammar or phonology . |
| 7 | Leary said : ‘ My French is only adequate and he does n't speak English but we managed a conversation about the things that matter to us . |
| 8 | This cake is so moist that you do n't really need a frosting , but it can only enhanced with cream cheese frosting ( see below ) . |
| 9 | If she is lucky she may find that at least a few children appreciate that ( 4 ) makes for a better drama game than ( 3 ) , and that ( 1 ) is so bland that it does n't feel like a game at all ! |
| 10 | There is so much that we do n't know , and the HDRA organization does nothing but good for our knowledge and understanding . |
| 11 | I fully appreciate and feel the force of the narrowness of the distinctions which are taken between what is admissible and what is not admissible , but the exception presently proposed is so extensive that I do not feel able to support it in the present state of our knowledge of its practical results in this jurisdiction . |
| 12 | In fact , one of the reasons God is so concerned that we do not involve ourselves in premarital and extramarital relations is so that we will never feel we are competing against the skill and ability of another lover . |
| 13 | The man who is so insensitive that he does n't realise what 's happening needs it spelt out to him . |
| 14 | It is so pretty that you do n't need a sauce , which would kill the taste of the herbs anyway . |
| 15 | That 's why it is so important that we do n't give up for an instant . |
| 16 | ‘ No-one is so old that he does not think he could live another year ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The women said ‘ If the children are small , their mortality is so high that we do not dare to stop childbirth ’ . |
| 18 | This is so evident that it does not require illustration . |
| 19 | And Henry Fonda 's Tom Joad is so human that it does not seem like acting . |
| 20 | This , too , is entirely reasonable but it does require that attention be paid to compatibilities of systems so that future system integration remains possible . |
| 21 | ‘ But holidays , particularly in the summer , are marvellous because in the water he is entirely independent and he does n't need anybody . |
| 22 | But his family is extremely rich and I do n't expect he knows any shepherds . ’ |
| 23 | It is extremely important that you do not give up at this point and this is where training really begins . |
| 24 | Recording a verdict that Mrs Bowyer ‘ Took her own life ’ , Dr Weir said : ‘ This is terribly tragic because she did it because she could not cope with the pain of the illness she suffered from . ’ |
| 25 | The idea is perhaps implausible because it does not explain why ageing is associated with pathological changes , which would have been the ancestral state under Hamilton 's theory . |
| 26 | It is perhaps surprising that he did not count and find that he had double the actual number present , but he , too , has departed . |
| 27 | The sort of things which you will need to decide upon are noted below ; it is not essential that you do any of these things , because even if you do not give written arguments , or you do not attend the hearing or send a representative , the Committee will consider the information given to them by the Council and then reach a decision on your case . |
| 28 | Amphibians in the wild are food for so many other animals that it is not surprising that they do not always show themselves well even in confinement . |
| 29 | Lear is to be blamed for believing Goneril and Regan , yet since they were merely flattering his debased scale of values , in a test which he had himself devised , it is not surprising that he did so . |
| 30 | Well I 'm sure the writing out of the agenda is , I , I 'm not just saying it , the agenda is not difficult and I do everything I can and I will write any letters you want . |