Example sentences of "and [noun] [noun] [adv] do " in BNC.

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1 The imperial and defence campaigns perhaps did something to prepare the nation for war and they certainly prepared the parry to take the lead when war did come in 1914 .
2 A high fruit and vegetable diet really does help you maintain the same weight without feeling hungry . ’
3 The Consolidated Profit and Loss Account thus does not comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 1985 and statement of earnings per share is not in accordance with SSAP3 . ’
4 It occurred to her that in any other circumstances the only description for what she and Dr Neil constantly did was flirting .
5 John is an ex-international steeplechaser turned entrepreneurial agent , and he and Kim McDonald both do a fine job , mostly for distance runners , in finding all-important overseas competition for British athletes .
6 And Aunt Janice never did remember any more about whatever Rory had hidden in his later work .
7 It 's amazing to see that the picturesque cottages , cricket on the green , meadows , mature woods , friendly pubs and riverside backwaters really do exist .
8 Sadly , the reorganisation has led to some job losses — 22 out of 101 at Spondon , where the dyehouse has closed , and 75 out of 394 at Coventry , where workshop engineering , catering and cleaning services previously done in-house are now being contracted out .
9 Shipping , manufacturing and marketing operations also did well , but the chemicals division reported a loss , partly through a deteriorating petrochemicals market hit by surplus European ethylene capacity .
10 With a comprehension not entirely formed , she knew what the expression ‘ having an affair ’ meant , though the details of what her mother and Mr Stacey actually did together were hazy .
11 But growth is still crucial , and Mr Llambias certainly does not see the recession as affecting the accountancy world 's appetite for mergers .
12 The captain and Mr Trelawney still did not like each other , and the squire did n't try to hide it .
13 At the end of April , Sotheby 's and Christie 's had their best sales in Melbourne since 1989 totalling A$ 3.5 million ( £1.5 million ; $2.7 million ) and A$1.5 million ( £652,000 ; $1.16 million ) respectively with works by Bunny , Russell Drysdale , Boyd and W.B. Gould all doing well .
14 Again , Herbert Spencer believed that evolution was an on and upward process of , of increasing perfection culminating in Victorian man , and Herbert Spencer probably did mean man as opposed to woman .
15 Now if the protracted labour and gestation period ever does give birth to a new set of regulations governing player registration in England , the likes of Shelford will not be able to play in the rugby competitions in this country .
16 Popular idiom has it that the four themes are very imperfectly combined in the family : ‘ children ruin a marriage ’ , ‘ sex and family life simply do n't go together ’ , and so forth .
17 Sports Centres , Leisure Centres and Office complexes frequently do not have a piano — as we all know , lessons using alternative accompaniment have been a feature at Q.T. Day for many years now .
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