Example sentences of "the [noun] [adv] did [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the carnival the barrow was filled with vegetables and two wire half hoops straddled it from front to back and side to side , these were beautifully decorated with flowers by my sisters and the wheelbarrow really did look effective . |
| 2 | The girl really did seem perfect , and she also has some very good references , ’ Laura assured him . |
| 3 | Several consequences of the war ultimately did lead some in British society towards fascism , however . |
| 4 | The sharpest clash occurred in the village of Bezdna in the eastern province of Kazan " , where a certain Anton Petrov began claiming that the statutes really did grant wholesale freedom . |
| 5 | The Vikings certainly did cause extensive damage to property in the short term . |
| 6 | The ‘ false dawn of courtesy ’ was over and the pupils really did accept each other . |
| 7 | I do n't think the boys ever did have far to go , but Weenie did have . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But amazingly the process of setting up the co-op really did involve some of the men , and even the older boys . |