Example sentences of "do [adv] [pron] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the failure to do so which leads to critical anomalies . |
| 2 | In doing so they enter into social relationships with other people . |
| 3 | In doing so they bequeathed to all subsequent generations a psychology flawed by conflict and neuroticism and a social life marred by incompatible interests and painful compromises . |
| 4 | In doing so he recovered from three consecutive defeats at the hands of outsider Jerry Brown , the most recent of which had been in the Alaska caucus on April 2 , where Brown had won 33 per cent of the vote compared with Clinton 's 30 per cent . |
| 5 | In doing so he diverges from common sense . |
| 6 | ( I am not arguing that the Americans do not themselves engage in all manner of protectionist devices , but merely note that they do at least have an intrinsic belief in the benefits of Adam Smith 's hidden hand , a view which is not wholly shared on the Continent of Europe . ) |
| 7 | Some of the most valuable ones do not themselves appear in other listings , and can often be found only through the institution that produced them ( the importance of organizations being a recurrent theme in subject bibliography ) . |
| 8 | Peggy had her arms around the elderly woman now , and they dung together tightly , and there was a break in Peggy 's voice as she said , ‘ Why did n't you talk about this before ? |
| 9 | Did you , did n't you go on any snakes ? |
| 10 | ‘ Why did n't you think of that before you stole the uranium ? |
| 11 | Did n't you think of that danger when the Union asked you to do this ? |
| 12 | ‘ Did n't you sleep at all ? ’ |
| 13 | People have said ‘ Why did n't you stay in one place ? ’ — and this would be more economic . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll certainly show you , but did n't you know about this ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You wear trainers at Brownies , why did n't you come in those ? ’ |
| 16 | So we did n't you see after that . |
| 17 | If he were taking several of you out why did n't you say to one of the other girls why do n't you come ? |
| 18 | bottle of wine and I drunk it you see , watching the match , and Jim done the dinner I said fuck it I 'm having my dinner in here cos , did n't it go into extra time ? |
| 19 | ‘ Now why did n't I think of that ? ’ |
| 20 | Of course , why did n't I think of that ? ’ |
| 21 | Of course , why did n't I think of that ? ’ she said sarcastically . |
| 22 | Why did n't I think of that ? |
| 23 | Sometimes they come back from their haunts very cross , and say , " If only I 'd known about that , " or " Why did n't I think of that ? |
| 24 | Why did n't I think of that … |
| 25 | ‘ Why did n't I think of that ? said Rincewind . |
| 26 | ‘ Why did n't I think of that ? |
| 27 | I wondered into which year I had stumbled , and tried to remember Queen Elizabeth 's dates — did n't she die in 1603 ? |
| 28 | Did n't he help with that illusion ? |
| 29 | Last year did n't he play at right back ? |
| 30 | Same goes , I supposed , for today 's batsmen ; though did n't he play on better pitches ? |