Example sentences of "did the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time as the Dresden Gallery for Old Masters reopened , so did the former Rustkammer , or weapons collection of the Princes of Saxony . |
| 2 | Did the former occupants lend their ghostly beings to the hordes of Roman spirits reputed to wander hereabouts ? |
| 3 | In the capital , Bogotá , the ruling Liberal Party ( PL ) suffered a notable set-back ( as did the former guerrilla April 19 Movement ( M-19 ) ) , losing a council seat with their support falling by 30,000 votes . |
| 4 | ( The system of local government would enjoy less power than did the former local Soviets . ) |
| 5 | But er just er just different er Then during the war I I did the some of the er work for the cooperative you know , like fire damage or water damage and that you know . |
| 6 | The trip to Italy went well as did the few days when one of the twins , ( full name Alexander ) was with us . |
| 7 | So I rung them again and said it was dangerous and they came out more or less straight away and did the few holes at the top . |
| 8 | Did the same again . |
| 9 | Ashton did the same when Daphnis competed for Chloë 's attention in his interpretation of Ravel 's Daphnis and Chloë . |
| 10 | It did the same again in January 1985 ; when the pound fell to $1.12 banks were instructed to raise interest rates by 1.5 per cent . |
| 11 | They organised 12-car rallies around the Cambridge Fens , asking every local resident for permission to hold the event and then , when the snow caused the event to be called off , they did the same thing again . |
| 12 | These two men did the same sort of job . |
| 13 | But apart from that incident , it was a great show and he did the same kind of thing in Seattle , Kansas City and the sort of cities in the Mid West where they had n't heard of him — it was too early — but Tony DeFries was as good as his word . |
| 14 | The cathedral 's architect , Antonio Gaudi , did the same until his death in 1926 . |
| 15 | California 's Apple Computer did the same thing in a bigger way last October , when it halved the price-tag on its popular Macintosh model . |
| 16 | Both Zbigniew Brzezinski , who headed the National Security Council under Jimmy Carter , and Robert McFarlane , who did the same job for Ronald Reagan , joined the Centre for Strategic and International Studies on leaving office . |
| 17 | But once it became clear that most Algerians supported Iraq , the FIS quickly did the same . |
| 18 | Steele did for a century partnership and then Willey did the same ; but when Greig was out near the close of play , with the board on 303 for 5 , there was a pitch invasion by , for the most part , West Indian fans . |
| 19 | The pharmaceutical industry unwisely did the same and instituted an expensive advertising campaign . |
| 20 | ‘ A woman did the same in the west country . ’ |
| 21 | He did the same when she had friends there . |
| 22 | He would provide food for his visitor and Gina did the same for hers . |
| 23 | I realized I just had to accept him for what he was , and when I learnt to do that , he did the same to me - accepted me without question , in all my imperfection , in all that made me unworthy of him . |
| 24 | Immediately you touched those bones , and all the others did the same , laughing and jostling to get at the coffin . |
| 25 | Again , although I visited her regularly , taking little presents ; remembered her birthday and saw to it that her sons did the same ; looked after her once when she was ill ; and respected my husband 's love for her , I did not take much notice of her suggestions : ‘ My mother seems to think … |
| 26 | The man did the same again as he turned the paper , revealing to Mungo the front page with its lurid headline : ‘ BIRD 'S HEAD CLUE TO GIRL 'S DEATH . |
| 27 | Blake noticed that people used more than words when they communicated with each other , and realised that horses did the same . |
| 28 | She cooked , she cleaned , she shopped , she walked Pilade , she saw to her lodgers — day after day she did the same things at the same time , and instead of being driven half mad with boredom , insane with frustration , she found herself strangely at peace . |
| 29 | Care of the unfortunate was a general duty which people met with generosity and tenderness , and they were not surprised when the state did the same . |
| 30 | The others did the same , and yawned . |