Example sentences of "[conj] did do " in BNC.
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1 | But sixteen was a man and when he had begun to drown as a man there was nothing they could or did do to step in and help . |
2 | Or did do mind you I I would n't think it now not for younger folk that 's not the case but for the older folk it very much worse . |
3 | Since the tense markers in JC are not verbs , but invariant particles , there are no syntactic grounds for identifying British English did ( the past tense of do ) with Creole did ( a past tense marker , but not the past tense of do , which would be en , bin or did do ) . |
4 | So you were n't aware of what he could n't do , so much as what he could do and did do , and how little of it you could understand . |
5 | What he could and did do , throughout the Algiers year , was to strengthen the CFLN 's position inside and outside France so that , whenever the operation began , the CFLN would be in the best position to preempt Allied attempts to marginalize it . |
6 | nothing to stop the defendants if they er wish to do so pursuing , preparing their counterclaim , erm , but the one thing it can not do , even if the English law for example set- off would otherwise permit it , er is to , would , would be to prevent the , the collection of funds , because if the English law was set off and did do that , that would be running contrary to the directive |