Example sentences of "they do [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Figs , on the other hand , could be guaranteed to ‘ stere a man to veneryous actes , for they doth urge and increase the sede of generacyon ’ . |
| 2 | and what 'll they do buy the shares back off people which 'll |
| 3 | They did repeat the rush goal from every angle and it DID hit him on the head … more later … they also discussed the penalty and concluded that was a joke . |
| 4 | The pressure — it 'll be off them , they are no longer champions — but let's remember they did finish in fourth place and I 've got a feeling that they 're not giving anything away at Oxford Speedway , because they never do . |
| 5 | Sudbury had the advantage of the wind in the first half , but when they did press forward failed to unsettled Cornard 's well-knitted defensive combination . |
| 6 | On the other hand they did mean that the defendant had considerable mitigation . |
| 7 | I wanted their approval , even if they did smell so terrible , the reek of their hair in its stiff , bright tufts mixing with the fumes of alcohol . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , they did conclude an Agreement on 15 June 1905 to supply electric current to the Company 's Penge tramways at 2 pence per unit from Churchfields Road Power Station . |
| 9 | They did not speak of permanent hostilities between sections or lineages , but they did speak of peaces between lineages . |
| 10 | Their conversation , when they did speak , was brief . |
| 11 | Whilst Robert Legg Snr and his cronies were enjoying a short-lived grandeur within the ill-fated United Company of Undertakers , the Upholders ’ Company continued to support those members who furnished funerals as part of their everyday trade , though their list of admissions does not identify persons trading as coffin-makers or undertakers though they did admit upholders and mercers , who included funeral furnishing as a sideline to their main trade . |
| 12 | Serum urea , electrolyte , and liver function tests infrequently pointed to the cause of anaemia though they did identify coexisting disease . |
| 13 | There was still the possibility that when they did meet outside , it would be a beginning , and not the end that neither wished for , but both half-expected . |
| 14 | He was perfectly amiable to her on the few occasions when they did meet ; sometimes she even felt that he liked her . |
| 15 | It took Russell almost three weeks to call Ellen for a date and when they did meet he was 45 minutes late . |
| 16 | When they did meet , Eliot was wearing a black tie but seemed " unusually relaxed during the meal , almost gay at times " . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think they did meet . |
| 18 | And they did meet . |
| 19 | What would happen if they did meet ? |
| 20 | Personal involvement was implicit in the tone and the procedures involved : the matters under consideration were treated as if they did matter ; epochs and makers of epochs were sharply characterized and subjected to urgent evaluation . |
| 21 | But whatever they said , as you know they have n't actually done any of it yet — they did rescue Fryers and Towyn Metals , using tax-payers ' money , just like they said they would n't . |
| 22 | Macdonald 's survey of 1904 claimed that in Edinburgh women were involved in " every process except making up and carrying type " , suggesting that they did lock up formes and do corrections |
| 23 | They did change . |
| 24 | The termites continued to build their hills with their crest pointing in exactly the same direction as before , but they did change the disposition of their elongated chambers within the nest . |
| 25 | Thus we can see how the social policies of Italian Fascism failed to meat its objective of creating a classless society enough they did change one nature of the state and politics . |
| 26 | Yeah but yo , that 's what they did change , you looking for the fault ? |
| 27 | But then again yo you 're you 're advised against going over the speed limit that most people do , I do I I tell yo like I said I 'm not a saint cos like a couple of times when I was first driving , especially in my fucking sprint cos it was a quick car I used to drive up people 's arses and wait until I could overtake them and if they did slow down that used to incense me and I 'd fucking , I 'd go right up there arse and then probably try and cut them up when I went , overtook them and I s fucking learnt , I got a I had a couple of close calls like , people are slamming brakes on and stuff |
| 28 | The German Herbarium did not have a copy of the thesis , but they did advise that the botanist had moved to the United States after completion of her doctorate degree . |
| 29 | They were all very highly strung and eventually , they did break up . |
| 30 | The H B F figure for Greater York was twelve thousand three hundred , the Barton Willmore figure was twelve thousand seven hundred , but they did break it down on a district basis , and they gave five six five o to Ryedale , and then Michael Courcier , represented by Mr Sedgewick , a much more modest figure of ten thousand six hundred , for Greater York . |