Example sentences of "[adj] they did " in BNC.
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| 1 | This they did handsomely , leading the Round Robin qualifying rounds , defeating France , who had been strongly tipped , in the semi-finals and Argentina in the finals . |
| 2 | Recruits had to learn how to fall and land safely , and this they did from a variety of heights and by means of different contraptions . |
| 3 | This they did at an Intergovernmental Conference in 1837 when Hessen , defensive of its national sovereignty , suggested a parallel currency rather like the hard ecu . |
| 4 | This they did two or three times , forgetting my presence , and laughed heartily at the mistake . |
| 5 | The only way to dispel this was to drop their skinhead supporters — and this they did . |
| 6 | This they did , and they then determined the nucleotide sequence of the gene , and thus the protein it codes for . |
| 7 | This they did in 1595 , when four galleys landed men at Mousehole and fired the village and Paul Church . |
| 8 | Forming a club enables them to enter competitions together , and this they did for the first time recently at the combined Hampshire and Berkshire county championships , held at Reading gaol . |
| 9 | This they did in a quite literal way : Otto the Great , at the moment of his accession in 936 , went to Aachen to be ‘ elected ’ king of the Franks in Charlemagne 's own city ; he donned Frankish costume for the ceremony of investiture , was anointed and crowned in Charlemagne 's basilica . |
| 10 | This they did not do . |
| 11 | This they did and on her advice the dog 's diet was changed to one of chicken and rice together with a vitamin supplement . |
| 12 | This they did . |
| 13 | This they did . |
| 14 | This they did and we all know what happened . |
| 15 | This they did near Poitiers in mid-September , and for two days papal representatives went to and fro between the forces in the hope of securing an arrangement . |
| 16 | He wrote to ask the Goldsmiths to appoint his brother-in-law , the Rev. Jeremiah Coombes , in his place , as otherwise he would be " without means of support " , and this they did . |
| 17 | And this they did . |
| 18 | All this they did to please God , who had since the foundation of the Christian Church , been plagued by the gaudy contrivances of man . ’ |
| 19 | This they did at Motherwell , and the Dalzell works began operations early in 1872 , employing 200 men . |
| 20 | This they did not do and they should have ascertained by sticking writing into the National Westminster Bank to confirm that sufficient funds were available for the completion of the proposed transaction and that the terms upon which this finance was to be made available had been agreed . |
| 21 | But electors ca n't be ordered around in the way Labour Party members can , and they have made pretty clear they did n't like the result ( neither do Labour Party members , which is why they have left in droves ) . |
| 22 | Arguments have arisen over proposals to introduce automatic parole for short-term prisoners ; also over the possibility of dividing every sentence of three years or under into three parts : imprisonment , supervised release , and remission ( which Lords Justices on the criminal side of the Court of Appeal made clear they did not like ) . |
| 23 | " No … no , old chap , " he said sadly " I 'm afraid they did n't " |
| 24 | I 'm afraid they did n't do their homework . ’ |
| 25 | Then they started again , they started to give her another they did , and the same thing happened . |
| 26 | Erm , but the , they were totally honest they did n't feel |
| 27 | During 1975–9 they did settle disputes by threatening violence and by paying compensation , and said that this was customary . |
| 28 | Akram added : ‘ I do n't know why they changed the ball but I am glad they did because the one they gave us was newer and in better condition than the previous one . ’ |
| 29 | And I 'm glad they did n't , if what happened to Maurice is any guide . |
| 30 | You always say you 're glad they did n't catch you . ’ |