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 . ’ |