Example sentences of "[noun pl] but [pron] [adv] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I asked her to come and get me out of foster homes but she never did . |
| 2 | We talk a lot about those thermal plumes but we really do n't know much about them . |
| 3 | I do n't want any of these voices but I especially do n't want this one . |
| 4 | My order to attack undoubtedly saved a lot of other innocent lives but it still does n't give me peace of mind . |
| 5 | It was supposed to look like they were wearing epaulettes but it never did . |
| 6 | I do n't know what the financial arrangements are but he has a double role , he attends the classes but he also does spinal manipulation and massage for those of Brand 's clients who need it or say they do . ’ |
| 7 | yeah loads but you just do n't taste it |
| 8 | ‘ There are some marvellous directors and performers but they just do n't get a chance to show what they can do . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't deserve any of your gifts but I really do appreciate them … |
| 10 | Many a time I had the hand-brush and so did my brothers and sisters but it never did us any harm . |
| 11 | Small holes and notches are particularly good at starting fatigue failures but they also do very well for starting ordinary static fracture . |
| 12 | I think that everyone probably goes through fights with their parents during their early teens but I certainly did n't know what it was like to run away from home and to have constant dealings with the police and welfare organisations . |
| 13 | I think people can do as they please and they can make up their own minds but I just do n't think that all , everyone else should be like advertising the fact |
| 14 | Frankie always got away with cheeking his elders but I never did . |
| 15 | me clothes money as well , I 'm supposed to buy clothes but I never do , I always buy C Ds . |
| 16 | Derek waited for Superintendent Miller to mention Tristram Abberley 's letters but he never did . |
| 17 | You know they 're they 're not just basic idiots but they really do something erm which can be quite fraught , and er there 's no doubt everyone of you have been in a situation created by another road user . |
| 18 | Here one has to rely on the indices produced by survey techniques , which do not provide ambiguous definitions and which are open to a variety of interpretations but which nonetheless do provide a starting point for analysis . |