Example sentences of "did [adv] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I did so I became aware of a youngish man with long hair looking at me from the pavemented walk on the Hammersmith side of the river . |
| 2 | In a fog I crawled out of bed to pick up a blanket which had fallen on the floor , and as I did so I glanced through into the living room and made out , in the darkness , Changez Lying on his camp-bed watching me . |
| 3 | As I did so I grabbed the banister to save myself . |
| 4 | The watery fluid plashed against my cheeks ; as it did so I felt a novel sensation , a sloughing , pulling and slipping of the skin . |
| 5 | Well my husband was out o on strike and I 'd erm got two babies , a year and ten months , and I felt that I had to go and get a job and I was desperate so I 'd heard people talking about these things as they did so I thought well I 've got to do something . |
| 6 | so fortunately I was at home before he did so I thought we 'll have something quick then , just had a roll , you know , and I thought well I , i it 's not worth worrying about it and sort of |
| 7 | I know mine is wrong , I know , I did so I put it right |
| 8 | And his head was spinning from walking so far ; he walked everywhere , and though he stopped to eat every day when he was on one of these journeys of his he did not I expect eat especially properly . |
| 9 | Why did not I think of it before ? |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll be sorry to leave , but I know that whatever I did today I do n't have a chance of playing at Charlton on Saturday , or the week after . ’ |
| 11 | yeah definitely , although that essay I did today I think is really good , it 's probably the best one I 've ever written the grammar 's good , I do n't know whether , I do n't think the content 's particularly thrilling , but the grammar 's good |
| 12 | If I stuck with the basic training and did well I too could be one of them . |
| 13 | Yeah I just swore at my father did well I said getting up at six o'clock in the morning every day and then go to work till six at night cos during the day I get tired so I use to lay down on his bunk then he 'd lift his little hat a way up and he 'd say er bloody fire 's out . |
| 14 | Yeah I know she did Well I suppose we better really |
| 15 | ‘ Answered a call of nature , did n't I , ’ he answered sourly . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , did n't I say ? |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , did n't I say , Mr Tyler ? |
| 18 | Anyway , I wanted it all badly enough , did n't I ? ’ |
| 19 | I did tell you how old I am , did n't I ? ’ |
| 20 | I always said I 'd make you a better partner , did n't I ? |
| 21 | ‘ Did n't I tell you he 's a New Yorker ? ’ she smiles back . |
| 22 | Why did n't I go home to my own country taking with me the sheet which bore the stains of my virginity . |
| 23 | ‘ Did n't I live just now ? ’ |
| 24 | Fabian grumbles : ‘ Ah , why did n't I just go to Hungary as well … |
| 25 | ‘ I made that all right , did n't I ? |
| 26 | I come in late , did n't I , so I 've got lee-way to make up ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Did n't I do all right ? |
| 28 | ‘ Why the hell did n't I die and be done with it ! ’ frank said bitterly . |
| 29 | ‘ Got you there , did n't I ? ’ |
| 30 | I said she looked made of money , did n't I ? ’ |