Example sentences of "[noun sg] did [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I felt consciously was anxiety , accompanied by shame , and at school the procedure for dealing with menstruation did nothing to diffuse either emotion . |
| 2 | Only after this prompt action did he secure Congressional support , and , close on this , the support of the UN Security Council . |
| 3 | The ensuing struggle to detach the Ukraine from Poland and bring it under Russian rule did nothing to weaken Western influence . |
| 4 | Took them out to make the tea did you get any biscuits ? |
| 5 | Only when he saw the two girls actually standing up to peer at him past the curtains of Healy 's window did he show any reaction . |
| 6 | And that 's why at that time , near the end of the war , and when the talk of nationalization become greater , the hope of nationalization because as I said before , never in our wildest dream did we think that Labour would get in with such an overwhelming majority . |
| 7 | And never in my wildest dream did we imagine that Labour would get in with the resounding majority that they did get in . |
| 8 | ‘ It never did , Fernando ; not for one second did I have any doubts of how deeply I felt for you , only doubts of how deeply you had felt for me . |
| 9 | The soft little click the door made when she closed it caused him to turn his head , and not by one flicker of an eyelash did he betray any emotion of her entrance . |
| 10 | When you worked er before the war did you experience any wage cuts ? |
| 11 | She would have written to the man to protest , but there had been no address , and only when she had power of attorney did she find any link with Venice — the Banco D'Oro . |
| 12 | It was very basic indeed , and only by dint of preparation for the royal visitor did it have any carpeting on the stairs . |
| 13 | Only in the third game did she give free rein to her flair and Jackman was thrown off her stride by the abrupt increase in pace . |
| 14 | How by that stage in your career did you tolerate bad orchestras ? |
| 15 | But while you were still a miner did you have any trouble being in the miners ' association when the Spencer Union was ? |
| 16 | ‘ It is high time the Government did something to stop these bombers . |
| 17 | Mum did you get that necklace for your birthday ? |
| 18 | Er mum did you get two tins ? |
| 19 | Deacon had taken over the head of the formation as the leader 's R/T was not working , and calling a warning to the other pilots , he swung into the attack on one Messerschmitt from the quarter position , breaking away to attack a second similarly , though in neither case did he observe any results . |
| 20 | After your training did you come straight back to Anglesey ? |
| 21 | How the hell did you get past security ? ’ |
| 22 | Not one animal did we see all week — or hear , for that matter — although the small-windowed barns on the mountain paths , the frequent smell of liquid manure and the amount of cheese melting on menus indicted that there must , somewhere , be some . |
| 23 | In a written question it would be possible to ask , ‘ In what year did you commence secondary education ? ’ |
| 24 | but , no way did she have any affection for her then . |
| 25 | In no way did she wish ill health on the woman . |
| 26 | ‘ What time did you leave this morning ? ’ |
| 27 | What time did you start last night then to work ? |
| 28 | Strangely enough , at no time did I have real doubts that I would be elected , and this determined my public attitude during the three successive ballots that were necessary . |
| 29 | Whose , whose mother did you see this morning ? |
| 30 | And it 's not being too necessarily but at any stage did you get that gun and shove it into the back of Mr head ? |