Example sentences of "and yet [pers pn] do " in BNC.

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1 And yet they do seem to work remarkably well , putting even the largest dog into a suddenly more respectful mood .
2 Tasks are divided up between departments , units , individuals , divisions and yet they do not have the same power .
3 And yet they do n't use machines .
4 And yet they do n't give you a basic wage ?
5 And yet we do not consciously look at the doorpost or the armchairs ; we see them and take avoiding action automatically .
6 A lot of people do n't like change , and yet we do n't want to stay as we are .
7 And since you push the issue , Wilson , my husband is a man too — no Robert , let me finish — he is a man too and subject to like temptation and to the charge of masculine appetites and yet I do not doubt his fidelity , wherever he goes .
8 And yet I do n't feel her presence in Martyr 's Cottage .
9 And how strange , she thought , that I have come from him , and you are but now going to him , and yet I do not envy even you , the most enviable of women !
10 And yet I do n't think there 's anybody in this room who could last a minute in a ring with a sumo wrestler because obviously being fit for sumo wrestling is quite different from being fit for sprint running , you need a completely different physique .
11 You say this project is the only thing that matters , and yet you do your best to scuttle it by refusing to cooperate with what is necessary to keep it going ! ’
12 And yet you do n't seem totally disappointed at the reaction you got !
13 And yet he can watch the telly and he reads the newspaper and yet you do n't , he ca n't understand English but he 'd be watching this right and it is ha laugh so something must be funny but he du n no what 's happening .
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