Example sentences of "[adj] did i " in BNC.
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1 | In fact , so contemptible did I find his dismissal of my judgement as to what constitutes talent on the football field , that I flatly refused the £200,000 fee they were willing to pay for Colin Webley and let the useless git go on a free transfer ! |
2 | How much did I know ? |
3 | Steve made me laugh he said we 'll have some mushrooms so me showing off I said erm , how much , how much did I , a kilo , a kilo of mushrooms when I come back I got |
4 | How much how much did I tell you them briquettes were ? |
5 | How much did I put in ? |
6 | I did n't have many did I ? |
7 | How many did I say we were actually talking about Brian ? |
8 | By the way those did I tell you they put me on some tablets to re to erm to erm |
9 | And I would go in and I I never said nothing to him at first did I ? but I just could n't take it any more . |
10 | But some people are appallingly mean did I tell you about that Ned being done out of six hundred pounds by an indian doctor and a her husband ? |
11 | Little did I know how right he was because the first thing that happened when David 's mother had a bad day , she would call me everything under the sun . |
12 | Little did I imagine that such a move was destined for me within the next two years . |
13 | Little did I know that I was hooked . |
14 | Little did I think I would soon be playing , or trying to play , this one . |
15 | Little did I know how serious they were . |
16 | Little did I know then that one day I would be training a fully grown bird of prey to hunt . |
17 | Little did I know how useful these things were going to be to me in the future . |
18 | This was exciting enough , but little did I know that after noon how much more exciting hunting rabbits with a hawk could be . |
19 | Little did I know she was gon na be me wife an' 'ave me children . ’ |
20 | Little did I think that the one-time pretty young copy typist would end up bellowing in my ear . |
21 | The principles of the NBS , brainchild of A1 Garden Aquaria 's Peter Oakes , were outlined in last month 's column , but little did I imagine that the device itself would be in my hands so soon afterwards , let alone up and running in time for this update . |
22 | Little did I know that my brief interlude in the north would stretch to eight years , bring me many more undreamed of adventures at sea in fantastic scenery and make me many very good lifelong friends in the islands of the West . |
23 | ‘ Little did I know that this was just the tip of an Iceberg , frozen on chat shows , enlarged on British Telecom commercials and now floating treacherously towards me . |
24 | Little did I know I was a fool slipping into danger and the black shadow of Benjamin 's great-uncle would soon trap me . |
25 | Little did I realise that I would end my ministerial career by spending much of my time on the Welsh Grand Committee . |
26 | Little did I know that I would be confronted with the loss of a loved one , my husband Norman , so soon and unexpectedly . |
27 | I had no wish to do so , but neither did I want to hurt his feelings . |
28 | ‘ Neither did I till now . |
29 | ‘ Neither did I ’ , I said . |
30 | Neither did I feel male , but rather neuter , as a child might feel itself to be neuter . |