Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] [adv] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | One thing about it is you get plenty of fresh air here do n't you ? |
| 2 | The squads from the Department of Public Security always did their work at night , taking into custody those they claimed were a threat to the regime . |
| 3 | Of course , the recognition of cognitive dissonance still does not solve the problem . |
| 4 | Off to one side of the house stood a low whitewashed building originally used as stables and later as a garage , but which , after much industrious clearing , cleaning and the application of repeated coats of apricot-white emulsion now did duty as studio-cum-shop . |
| 5 | So we 're not saying that every time somebody dreams about an umbrella it means erm that , wh what he was saying is er that kind of visual symbolism often does stand for in this case erm the male genital , but it need not . |
| 6 | The course of unlawful love never does run smooth ; or with dignity ; or with romance . ’ |
| 7 | Ironically , a formal process of strategic planning often does more to inhibit than to enhance innovative conceptual thinking … . |
| 8 | Levels of recorded crime certainly did shoot up in the years following the implementation of the 1933 Act , and the crime rate for boys under 14 years of age found guilty of indictable offences almost doubled in only three years . |
| 9 | ‘ The course of true love never did run smooth . |
| 10 | But the path of true love never did run smooth and who could blame Orsino for overlooking this waif-life creature with the short , dark , cropped hair for the Countess Olivia , she of the long flowing hair and dresses . |
| 11 | I know that Jacqueline , you may well get it right , but you have come up with hard work sometime do n't you ? |
| 12 | There is a certain romance about the way Impressionists and their followers lived and painted , but the idea of the artist working on the spot or in the studio with romantic bravura simply does n't appeal to me . |
| 13 | ‘ People with ladylike reserve generally do n't go swimming in the buff in public places , but — ’ |
| 14 | For example , it would be foolish to open a DIY hypermarket in a town where 90% of inhabitants were old-age pensioners and 75% of the population lived in rented accommodation ( older people in rented housing clearly do n't carry out as many home repairs or alterations as people , say , in their 30s and 40s who own their own homes ) . |
| 15 | Then Curtis fell , and in quick succession so did Bailey and Smith . |
| 16 | Trading for mutual benefit just does n't appeal to the Securocracy |
| 17 | This assumption seemed to be justified when Argentina and Bolivia , having shown some signs of willingness to recognise the Soviet Union , succumbed to British pressure not to do so . |
| 18 | And , indeed , on close inspection there does prove to be an overlap between different levels of conflict . |
| 19 | Your magic is well suited to aggressive play so do n't hold back . |
| 20 | Richard Saunher of the Organization of American States ' Department of Regional Development informed the April 1987 Sustainable Development Conference , in London , that ‘ a concern for sustainable development certainly does not consciously guide our work . |
| 21 | If you intend to travel by public transport then do check the reliability of local operators . |