Example sentences of "did [pron] [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Closer acquaintance did nothing to dispel his good impression of his grandsons . |
| 2 | His comment ‘ If you do n't bother him , he wo n't bother you ’ did nothing to restore our shattered nerves . |
| 3 | The warm breeze did nothing to cool her flushed cheeks . |
| 4 | Guy topped Mortimer 's height by at least six inches , and the civilising garb of Savile Row suit and Jermyn Street silk shirt did nothing to hide his athletic physique . |
| 5 | His crooked grin did nothing to calm her blistering temper , neither did his bantering tone . |
| 6 | Their muscular limitations did nothing to diminish their tactical awareness . |
| 7 | The fact that the rumour had probably been planted by Tosh himself did nothing to diminish his fearful aspect . |
| 8 | She waited for him to continue speaking , but he simply studied her with a detached speculation that did nothing to soothe her ragged nerves . |
| 9 | ‘ So many terraces , ’ she mooned , refusing to acknowledge how amazing he looked in black trousers and a white evening jacket ; even the tea-towel over his shoulder did nothing to disarm his incredible elegance . |
| 10 | Dressed in comfortable-looking tweeds that were as old and baggy as Julia 's but did nothing to disguise her tall slimness , Allegra Wallington had David 's smooth dark hair and elegant hands , but there was no other resemblance between them . |
| 11 | It did nothing to impair his rising reputation . |
| 12 | So the superficially more relaxed atmosphere at home did nothing to modify my anorexic behaviour . |
| 13 | Er where did I do you last time ? |
| 14 | I did n't take offence , nor did I think her last question the non sequitur of a schizophrenic — Chineseness had everything to do with financial acumen — but she was treating me with the politeness she would accord a stranger who was her equal . |
| 15 | Did I tell you that story ? |
| 16 | Did I tell you that Mark 's . |
| 17 | ‘ What 's wrong , Dane , did I hurt your macho pride by not sticking around for more ? |
| 18 | Where did I get them other ones from then ? |
| 19 | Did I get it right mummy ? |
| 20 | L Where did I put my green skirt ? ( to which Ben ‘ replies ’ ) |
| 21 | But tell me , Joe , how did you guess our little secret ? |
| 22 | Well we , did you watch it this week ? |
| 23 | " Did you bring your own saddle ? " |
| 24 | He says , Did you pay him last week for what he did ? |
| 25 | Did you miss it last night then ? |
| 26 | ‘ So what did you tell her last night , Uncle Ted ? ’ |
| 27 | " Did you meet his new slag ? |
| 28 | and what 's , Richard 's been , did you give him that duster ? |
| 29 | What did you give me this week ? |
| 30 | Did you give her another feed tonight ? |