Example sentences of "she do [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While England sent no revivalist as famous as Moody she did send a number of famous ministers and the works of her most famous preachers were avidly bought and consumed in America . |
| 2 | She did her best to try and in to make things a little bit more er interesting and she did start a tennis club up , which was nice because there was nothing at all before then . |
| 3 | But her ear plugs were not impregnable and — the music having stopped at last — she did hear a tap on the door . |
| 4 | But she did ask a question , she was the first question that was asked , the one about erm |
| 5 | This time she did get a response . |
| 6 | She did have a crush on Dr Russell , of course . |
| 7 | And she did have a responsibility to her students . |
| 8 | Ma is thin and she 's not all that strong , but she did have a go , persevering even after it mowed down most of her prize herb bed . |
| 9 | Fen was right — she did have a temper to match her hair . |
| 10 | It was true : she did have a reputation for good housekeeping . |
| 11 | But , yeah , she did have a choice but I mean sh you do with people with money . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I could see he thought it was serious , that she did have a case . |
| 14 | However , there is one other thing that we know about Elsie for sure : she did have a club foot . |
| 15 | She did have a mother . |
| 16 | No , she did not own a car — could not afford to — but she did have a driving licence . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | She did have a job with the BBC and someone cared for the child in the day . |
| 19 | In the panniers , she did find a supply of Good Ole Home Cooking — Oreos , Hershey Bars , Babe Ruths , Wrigley 's Gum , Pork Popsicles . |
| 20 | She did n't find it , but buried right down at the bottom she did find a tape cassette in a box . |
| 21 | She was by no means a billionairess when she and IBJ began their relationship , but she did own a couple of restaurants in Osaka ; and IBJ was desperate to expand operations in that area . |
| 22 | She did need a shower to wash away the tension from a day that had been too full of emotion . |
| 23 | she likes plenty , you know , and er , she did take a course on baby minding and she passed everything like , she could baby mind |
| 24 | yeah , she maybe does , but I think she 's trying to , to try and promote the fact that aids patients are harmless , because a lot of aids patients are very isolated , people do n't want to know them , they think you can catch it through shaking hands , drinking out the same cup and all that , and I think she 's trying to prove that look I 'm alright , so should you be , but she does go a bit over the top |
| 25 | She does wear a wedding-ring , I noticed . ’ |
| 26 | If she does make a noise you probably wo n't shoot her , and anyway there 's a chance she could n't make enough of a noise to be heard outside the front door ; it 's a big house and although there are a lot of hard , sound-reflective surfaces in it , you 're not convinced a scream would make it all the way to whoever 's outside , either down the stairwell or through the double-glazed balcony windows . |
| 27 | Well she does cause a lot of |
| 28 | But when she does produce a champion it is one of remarkable character and ability . |
| 29 | Well I promised our our Sarah I 'd spend some time with her I ai n't gon na say too much but she does get a bit upset at times |
| 30 | ‘ Yes , she does look a bit grey for her does n't she ? |