Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] did [adv] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I mean I did n't even have to look , you see , you
2 I mean I did n't even know how to do anything like that really
3 Shame they did n't just lock the band up and throw away the key …
4 I say , the other night , I say it did n't really bother me , but like I 'm a heavy sleeper anyway .
5 But after a week or two it became evident that the various bridgeheads were being held and advances being made ( at what cost we did not then know , but could only guess at ) , and that this was in fact the big event we had all been waiting for .
6 I imagine they did n't even cross your mind ? ’
7 But I mean it 's it er it was great I mean the fact that I was I mean in in Aberdeen I was away from home , I mean you did n't even notice it , because of the number of Orcadians that popped in by the hospital and as I said sent cards and letters , it was great .
8 Even I mean you did n't quite get it sorted out in the exam but
9 But that I mean we did n't even know he was coming , father rang up on erm
10 really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ?
11 ‘ I know you did n't m-much like the p-play .
12 And the human species can not be considered to be eternal either , as we know it did not always exist in its present form , nor can we expect it to have an infinite existence .
13 I know he did n't even get it afterwards when we told him .
14 ‘ I know he did n't actually say that but it was implicit in his words .
15 I understand you did not even pay her for her work .
16 ‘ Yes , of course , ’ said Sophia , ‘ and I suppose we did n't really ask them to come with us , did we .
17 I guess he did n't actually know his bag .
18 How much , how much erm by a landlord cos I mean they did n't even attend the conference .
19 erm now if they , I mean they did n't even consider that how other options which might have increased the living standards because land reform
20 I bet he did n't even look up to see the goalkeeper coming at him and a defender closing in ready to clatter him when he scored .
21 I mean it did n't basically say , go away and do n't do that did it ?
22 I mean it did n't really break
23 But I mean it did n't really go with the rest of the things .
24 So er I mean it did n't really affect me too much .
25 I mean he did n't really give He was only you know just like erm just used his authority just to say Yeah .
26 I suppose some people might have but I think I did n't really want to face up to the fact that he might have been that man on the beach . ’
27 I think I did quite well do n't you ?
28 Oh forgive me love I did n't even look to see what it was
29 erm I think she did actually just put it up .
30 Grant and I think he did n't deliberately sink the yacht but that he just , through ignorance , kind of accidentally blew a hole through the bottom . ’
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