Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] did " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Greeks did not react — or rather did not go beyond the surface of Roman life — until they found themselves faced with a first-class power which had defeated the Greek armies of Pyrrhus on the open field . |
| 2 | Apparently , not everyone agreed , or perhaps did not get what they considered to be their fair share , for eventually the Backless baron was transported to Australia , no doubt to become another ‘ Wild Colonial Boy ’ . |
| 3 | In fact , we were supposed to be doing something with Eric and John , but Eric could n't make it , or perhaps did n't want to . |
| 4 | You see the trouble is with Margaret her husband had always done everything for her , she went out to work and he brought the , he more or less did his work , did overtime , everything and still managed to look after the boys |
| 5 | These had to be answered , and answered well — or at least the first ten or so did — because the original questioner and other MPs were allowed to ask supplementary questions . |
| 6 | Only in the last year or so did the attack flow more regularly to the three-quarters , to make the best use of Cooper 's thrusts from fullback quite often finished off by Timu or an exciting youngster Marc Ellis from the wings . |
| 7 | And where exactly did she think she was running to ? |
| 8 | I always looked for the sounds ; whether it was musically correct or not did n't bother me , but it had to have a certain sound to it . ’ |
| 9 | Most of the time he spoke gibberish , changed the subject or just did n't finish his sentences , walking away to examine some dark stain on a wall . |
| 10 | It sounds more like a yoga class , but Pierre 's technique has helped thousands of people who either could n't swim at all or just did n't like putting their head underwater . |
| 11 | Oh he he did n't see you or just did n't ? |
| 12 | Geometry breeds topology , or once did . |
| 13 | Even those who had arrived in early 1939 or before did not as yet have complete command of English and this made communication with their new and sometimes reluctant hosts difficult . |
| 14 | The incredible thing was that she guessed he had no idea of the impact he made , or simply did n't care . |
| 15 | I do n't know whether it 's circumstantial , or maybe did n't actually send it . |
| 16 | You 'll still carry that emotional baggage with you wherever you go , wondering what you said or maybe did n't say that frightened him off . |
| 17 | But Gloria did n't hear , or anyhow did n't answer . |
| 18 | Only once or twice did he ever become aroused enough for them to make love . |
| 19 | The other partners are only safe if the individual who acted had no authority in fact and the party with whom he dealt either knew about the absence of authority or else did not know or believe the individual to be a partner . |
| 20 | Or why did Stef kidnap well I , you know I ca n't understand this girl , because she 's been in er , I mean she must of seen him when , when he 's approached her to buy the house |
| 21 | W w w when did a person or when did you stop being stop being a ? |
| 22 | And s and so wh when did you er who s who built this house or when did you move to this part ? |
| 23 | Or when did we get that vase ? |
| 24 | The truth was that the unfortunate boy had somehow pried his way into an area that was private , an area that naturally did n't concern anyone else . |
| 25 | Sunrise Leasing Corp , the Minneapolis company that just did a deal on printers from IBM Corp 's Pennant Systems , has filed to offer 1.15m shares , 1.05m of them new , to raise cash to finance further leases . |
| 26 | The dominance of the Macintosh obviously could n't last for ever , the numerical superiority of the PC was bound to win in the end , and it was a program called Ventura Publisher that finally did it . |
| 27 | Nor ever did . |
| 28 | Neither sociologically nor ideologically did Labour have much to offer . |
| 29 | Found that quickly did n't you ? |
| 30 | It was her smile that always did for him . |