Example sentences of "do have a " in BNC.
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| 1 | What would you like to do have a nice sandwich for lunch and then later on have something proper . |
| 2 | He did have a red MG . |
| 3 | Sun/Star readers were more likely than others to have no preference at all in 1986 ( despite voting in 1987 ) , and at the same time , those Sun/Star readers who did have a preference in 1986 were more likely than others to change it during the next year ( Table 8.16 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ I did have a copy of Boost , a monthly magazine published from late 1942 for 212 ( Catalina ) Squadron based at Korangi , south of Karachi . |
| 5 | He was n't even the first to tell Ferrari he 'd be back one day with a car to beat him , but the laconic Texan did have a more-than-usually colourful way of putting it . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , the fact that the matter had come to such a head did have a sobering effect on them both . |
| 7 | No , she did not own a car — could not afford to — but she did have a driving licence . |
| 8 | But if it could be said that he did have a weakness for something , it was for Ireland and the Irish . |
| 9 | We did have a short time to show off whatever skills we had managed to acquire . |
| 10 | We did have a very broad search , ’ adds Whittaker . |
| 11 | It is perfectly true that Blake did have a battery-operated radio in his cell which worked on medium and long waves only . |
| 12 | Despite her irritating affectations , she did have a genuine flair for divining quality in both literature and the visual arts . |
| 13 | Unlike Guillaume , Zborowski was unbusinesslike , and a poor book-keeper , but he did have a wonderful faith in Modigliani 's talent . |
| 14 | Zborowski did have a buyer for the drawings in Lucien Descaves , the brother of the Police Commissioner who bought them up by the batch . |
| 15 | . It was a puzzle to me to think that any customers wanted any of these things in the alley he lived , but he did have a few visitors , because he dealt in antiques , he knew a great deal about them … |
| 16 | He did not feel the presence of the dead poet in the room , but he did have a vague excited sense that any of these containers — the desk , the trunks , the hat-boxes , might contain some treasure like the faded letters in his own breast-pocket . |
| 17 | ‘ I did have a shower — but what 's the use of putting dirty clothes on a clean body ? ’ |
| 18 | And those that did have a cuckoo in their nest could have succumbed to it and still lived to rear another brood next season . |
| 19 | It did have a most beautiful sleeve , a yellow tint vision of a young Pat Phoenix , a product of Morrissey 's youthful Coronation Street obsession . |
| 20 | Certainly he never became an outstanding dancer , but as a performer he did have a feeling for movement and character that enabled him to make a theatrical impact in some roles not needing much technique or classical style . |
| 21 | However , there is one other thing that we know about Elsie for sure : she did have a club foot . |
| 22 | The publication of de Beauvoir 's letters to Sartre has revealed that , contrary to her repeated denials , she did have a number of sexual relationships with women . |
| 23 | For example , you could discover whether the employee 's watch was faulty , or whether she did have a regular hair appointment on Friday . |
| 24 | Ferngrove Park , with its woods and meadows and deep thickets full of secret nooks and crannies , was a place where the Brownies really did have a grand time . |
| 25 | And there were times indeed , I think , that the effect of the very strong resistance to public-expenditure cuts and then the promulgation of an alternative economic strategy , which I myself was much concerned with , did have a very considerable effect . |
| 26 | She did have a job with the BBC and someone cared for the child in the day . |
| 27 | Roman law never did have a doctrine that trusts should be set up by imperative words . |
| 28 | Even if he did have a provincial practice ( as his likely African origin may suggest ) , he also held office in Rome , probably had connections with Gaul , and is attested in the consilium of Marcus Aurelius . |
| 29 | And I did have a splendid evening , spending most of the time with a red haired sergeant who seemed to appreciate my sense of humour — in fact , I thought we were getting on so well that I was disappointed when the evening ended and he did n't make any arrangements to see me again . |
| 30 | She had never regarded herself as a very organised person , and did n't even consider she had a routine ; but when George retired , realised that she did have a kind of pattern . |