Example sentences of "it did [vb infin] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 However , it did benefit certain social classes in certain areas .
2 The committee 's general ambivalence probably reflected its membership though it did admit that recent investigations suggested that to some extent investment was going abroad because of the unfavourable economic environment at home .
3 Despite the limitations of the survey it did suggest some clear habitat preferences and population trends .
4 I never had a lot to do with the pig 's head , but it did make lovely potted meat .
5 However , it did provide some valuable indications of what to expect in the races ahead .
6 For example , de Gaulle 's December 1944 meeting with Stalin , which led to the signing of a Franco-Soviet pact , did not bring any substantial diplomatic advantage to France ( although it did have favourable domestic repercussions ) .
7 Egypt , was intense and highly concentrated , it did have some dramatic moments , such as my taxying accident .
8 In many respects the Glorious Revolution was a significant landmark : it did alter in certain ways the relationship between the Crown and Parliament , it did guarantee the legislative sovereignty of Parliament , it did establish some limited degree of religious toleration for Protestant Dissenters , and the fact that after 1689 Parliament came to meet on a regular basis each year did significantly alter the context in which politics operated .
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