Example sentences of "do [vb infin] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother W is a witch … well , Mother W doth begin to be very odious and terrible unto many , her neighbours dare say nothing but yet in their hearts wish she were hanged . |
| 2 | But at the same time we do want to be saved . |
| 3 | Well , darling , I do want to be In Love . |
| 4 | And , without feeling wildly excited at the prospect , I do want to be governed by Mr Major . |
| 5 | Not if you really do want to be the Chancellor one fine day . |
| 6 | Radical reform is necessary to enable those who do want to be active in political life to do so . |
| 7 | It perhaps will never be realised as it is questionable as to how many people do want to be active in politics . |
| 8 | I 'm , I 'm just saying that one way we can see things easily and another way we ca n't , and we do want to check it , we do want to be sure that there is continuity . |
| 9 | I do want to be with Celtic next season , ’ said Collins . |
| 10 | Yet one , possibly two , bits of evidence do remain to be explained : a on a written in early Shawwal 770/May 1369 containing the signature of Mehmed b . |
| 11 | Perhaps he did want to be in the team ? |
| 12 | ‘ No , Mother Francis said that they would n't take me , even if I did want to be a nun , until I was over twenty-one . ’ |
| 13 | I do n't want to go back to the Evans 's , I really do n't , I never did want to be there but it 's worse now , not better . |
| 14 | " No , but I did want to be a good wife to you and mother said men did n't like weaklings . |
| 15 | But he did want to be asked . |
| 16 | The engine will also be offering lessons on the footplate to all those who really did want to be engine drivers when they grew up , with the help of an experienced fireman . |
| 17 | You did want to be able to go around all them works , what , what was it with the |
| 18 | One thing I did excel at was tennis . |
| 19 | Furthermore , the role of the police is crucial in determining whether offences that they do know about are proceeded against . |
| 20 | Becoming an actor has to be thought of in realistic terms right from the beginning and all possible problems do need to be faced . |
| 21 | Smoke alarms need very little maintenance , but they do need to be tested regularly to make sure they are in good working order . |
| 22 | But investors do need to be wary of new-style income shares — such as those issued by Olim Convertible , Kleinwort High Income and Edinburgh Income — which rely more heavily on growth in the underlying assets to prevent substantial capital loss . |
| 23 | But , unlike the eggs of bees and ants , ambrosia beetle eggs do need to be penetrated by something . |
| 24 | Do you believe in discipline , that children do need to be obedient ? |
| 25 | Being only 5′ 2½″ tall myself I too feel very strongly about the unfairness of this , but there is absolutely nothing I can do about it except to warn you that in these circumstances you do need to be very accurate in counting calories in order to achieve a good rate of weight loss . |
| 26 | Technical terms are not ends in themselves , but because they facilitate discussion , they do need to be explicitly taught . |
| 27 | You do need to be as sharp as possible , because you have to be so quick with your gags . |
| 28 | Families do need to be welcomed into the life of the home , to have easy access , and some privacy to talk to their relative . |
| 29 | But we do need to be wary of inferring too much central direction , partly because this implies that banks or companies were forced into compliance . |
| 30 | But they do need to be small enough to fit on the cover without taking up much space , and light enough not to tear the paper . |