Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [vb infin] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ( OK , so I 'm guilty of psychic breaking and entering on a massive scale , and the occasional bit of arson , but I did deliver a few villains their come-uppances when nobody else could , and I once taught a woman how to fly … )
2 It was difficult to see him alone , but I did manage a few times .
3 I must admit I did recognize a few outfits that me and Nicola used to wear .
4 I did need a few stitches , but frequent use of the bidet helped fast healing .
5 Fortunately I do n't have to do the really dangerous stuff , buteven backstage in the wings I did have a few things falling about me on the last day in Manchester .
6 I did have a few lessons , with a lady down the dale called Annie Bayles .
7 The second pitch was n't much better , but I did find a few bolts .
8 Over the summer I did read a few books and tentatively prepare a few classes , but it was indisputably a pretty lacklustre performance on my part .
9 I think that they may be frightened to speak up and that they 're scared that if they say something that they do n't know , like a lot of them do n't know the facts , like today , in the same class as Janine across there , some of them did n't know even the very the pro , progression of the male pill or anything like that , and they did learn a few things but a again they never spoke up and they were n't interested , but I
10 . It was a puzzle to me to think that any customers wanted any of these things in the alley he lived , but he did have a few visitors , because he dealt in antiques , he knew a great deal about them …
11 It did take a few minutes to get used to the cutting action of steadying the saw on it shoe , starting the motor , then gradually starting the cut by pivoting down with the blade , but it was a knack soon acquired .
12 I found out how well after a serious filter failure while away , but it did take a few days for the lethargic specimen to return to full health .
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