Example sentences of "[conj] i do [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I do admit to owning a bathrobe with my initials on it — and wearing green glasses for occasions when I want to draw attention to myself . |
| 2 | Granda 's fondness for alcohol is one of the reasons why I have never touched it in my life … although I do admit to having some rum sauce once . |
| 3 | I thought he was all right , but I did n't think he was all that powerful , although I do believe in chemistry and obviously the chemistry between him and Bowie was magic — undeniably magic . |
| 4 | Although I do agree with some of his points — the need for more public courses and more emphasis put on rules of etiquette — I was somewhat alarmed to read that in the interests of quicker play , we high-handicappers were being relegated to a boring , 9-hole course until we improve our game enough to join ‘ the big boys on the big-boys ’ course ’ . |
| 5 | OK , I have the name Silver , but no relation ( although I do come from Leeds ) |
| 6 | He must have found it very tiresome , although I did sing in tune , and I 'm afraid went through several verses . |
| 7 | I used to get them various gigs at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street and the Roundhouse , and some dates at universities throughout the country , but there was n't an awful lot coming in although I did succeed in getting him a TV appearance and the producer , who was a good friend of mine , said , ‘ I 'll not have this guy on my programme with long hair ’ . ’ |
| 8 | But really I do n't think so , although I did speak to the Reading manager Ian Porterfield a few minutes ago and he does seem relaxed and so do his players , so you know I am a little worried now , now we 're getting nearer kick-off I 'm beginning to get a little more worried . |
| 9 | I did as I was told , although I did go off it once , I confess , to watch a lad from Leeds ferreting for rabbits . |
| 10 | I felt fine — refreshed almost — my leg a little sore but not enough to impede me , although I did wonder at the wisdom of the ‘ cute red heels and hose ’ as I wriggled my feet into the 4-inch-high stilettos . |
| 11 | I do n't think I was on the same wavelength as the Prime Minister almost from the start , although I did work for her beforehand and try to pull together some of the policies . |
| 12 | I 'd like to say that I do sit on T U C youth forum and the G M B have the strongest , most active youth section so let's keep it that way and give our young members all the support and encouragement they deserve . |
| 13 | I love what I 'm doing for Revlon but there are two things that I do think about , one is becoming an actress and the other is going to university to study art history . |
| 14 | But JUSt as it IS proper for me to look back to my wedding day as assurance that I am really married , so it is proper to look back to my baptism as a mark given me by the Holy Spirit that I am really born again in Christ , and to the eucharist as a pledge that I do partake of his life , feed on him , and shall in the last day share his resurrection . |
| 15 | Other than that I do disagree with what Juliette was saying . |
| 16 | I have to say that I do mind about my reputation . |
| 17 | Denver and my own personal erm opposition to terminal five , living as I do in South West Herts is obviously covered by the fact that I do live within fifteen minutes drive of Heathrow or an hour and three quarters if you go by the M twenty five . |
| 18 | Actually , I have begun to think that I do belong to a time , but it is separated by so many decades from theirs that I reproach myself . |
| 19 | The union then supported me further when I got another job and was a steward there , a branch secretary a district committee member and then on the regional committee and they also helped to put me through polytechnic and into the job that I did looking at mergers at the University of Warwick . |
| 20 | The ones that I did want with turtles on it never had any socks . |
| 21 | It is very difficult a Sunday , but it Actually although we did n't take a vote on the bus , the few people that I did speak to a few people , and they were not terrible exited at the idea of of an outing during the week . |
| 22 | Chairman , there 's just one little point that I did speak to the Town Clerk and I think the Council should be aware of it . |
| 23 | And the thing that I did say to June once was erm , you know , when I began to courting and seeing all the girls in the pretty little dresses and things , Marks and Spencer 's had just got clubs going and that , you know . |
| 24 | with the exact same sheet that I did to start with . |
| 25 | It is idle to speculate on the source of leaks — that I did learn in my years in Government — but what was certain was that the Telegraph story could not have appeared at a worse time . |
| 26 | particularly erm , and one of things that I did find in Gaugin 's painting of Von Gogh was that erm , er , erm , depression really , I , I could see it there and the des desolation very much as if he was looking in on somebody who was in that position er , although at the time I do n't thing Gaugin and , er Von Gogh himself knew it |
| 27 | No , sir , I have reason to rely upon your honour , and I do rely upon it and … |
| 28 | county and see whether the family wish currently if it would not benefit from er er being carried er in certain areas and I do apologise for the Chief Fire Officer if throw away to Martin er in any way being thought of as no regrets I am sure . |
| 29 | It is a grim indictment ( and I do apologise to him if I am wrong ) but he seems not to read Latin or to use any source except in translation . |
| 30 | The majority of the training is within the Options Agency , erm , achieve a positive outcome , and I do apologise with all the jargon that will creep in , erm , positive outcomes in terms of these programmes are that they achieve jobs . |