Example sentences of "[adv] did i " in BNC.

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1 if you do n't want it all did I see Robert with you the other day ?
2 What was more , not only did I have breakfast with I the family ( I live in the Smiths ' Quarter in Chelsea Barracks ) — toast , bacon and sausages , washed down with milk — but we had no muster parade that morning , and no Adjutant 's Orders to attend .
3 Not only did I get to model the clothes how I liked , I got to keep them all afterwards .
4 Not only did I not want surgery or drugs , but I hoped that in refusing them I would not be offending my surgeon !
5 Not only did I have loops at the edge , but seven or eight stitches actually leapt off the needles .
6 Not only did I discover that all these tender little messages you keep sending me were probably written weeks in advance , but I also discovered just how many other women I share that privilege with .
7 Not only did I draw a blank about the pictures , but political events were moving so fast that the book I had begun to write had ceased , after the completion of the amount of text Faber 's required , to be the one that needed to he written .
8 Not only did I not know how the apple had come to be on the bookcase , or in the house for that matter ; but how could it be perfect in every way .
9 Taking the binoculars from round my neck , I proffered them , saying , ‘ You observe how amateur my lurking was — not only did I not conceal myself , but I did not use my chief lurking weapon .
10 Not only did I have to borrow a gown , I was even lent a jacket to go under it !
11 ‘ I knew , the moment I put the phone down from making that call to England , that not only did I love you with every breath of my being , but there was no way that I could take your being married to anyone but me . ’
12 So not only did I ea spread one side with peanut butter , I turned it over
13 So long did I have to wait , however , for that second chub , I decide to dispense with floating crust and have a shot at legered crust again .
14 So did I — that is , until Rodney strutted by with his entourage !
15 ‘ Well so did I ! ’
16 So did I , to be truthful .
17 So did I , ’ added Nelson , whose time — 12:12:28 — was a three-minute improvement over his previous marathon best .
18 So did I , to get my breath back and rest my legs .
19 But so did I , thought Willie .
20 Stepping down off the chair to pick it up , so did I , and I got stuck .
21 So did I , as a matter of fact . ’
22 So did I ! ’ the brother said .
23 ‘ See here , I know you liked Humber , ’ I protested , ‘ and so did I , eventually , but she 's got a hellish bitchy exterior . ’
24 Ah but so did I and I did nothing but write during that time but I 've never known and everything I 've said about that is true , has turned out to be true .
25 Therese said kindly , ‘ So did I , mon coco . ’
26 So did I , ’ said Lydia , surprised .
27 And then she knew the game was up and started giggling , and so did I to show there were n't any hard feelings .
28 So did I for that matter .
29 So did I , dear boy , so did I , ’ said the star lugubriously , and got a good laugh from the cast .
30 ‘ So did I , dear boy , so did I , ’ said the star lugubriously , and got a good laugh from the cast .
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