Example sentences of "did [pron] [prep] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Mamelukes did nothing to the hurt of Kyrenia , because the King stopped them . |
| 2 | Finding myself in the coal bunker at the back of the bungalow I did nothing till the morning of dawning when maximum light was to be utilised for a rather essential cold water wash under an outside tap , and I was soon back on the solid road remarking that the hedgerows ' newborn leaves utter great things . |
| 3 | He thought it about the stupidest remark he 'd ever made — and so did she by the look on her face . |
| 4 | Why on earth eighteen months ago did the district auditor issue a letter saying that unless the council did something about the situation of numbers and of finance within its elderly persons homes then it would come in and it would require the council to take action . |
| 5 | He often sought recreation in fencing , wrestling , running , jumping and throwing the javelin , and he did it to the utmost of his strength and skill . " |
| 6 | his school sports and said I did it for the sake of the children ! |
| 7 | Individuals were given the opportunity to achieve much for themselves but too often they did it at the expense of others . |
| 8 | Captain Slocum did it at the end of the nineteenth century . ’ |
| 9 | According to the publicity men at Playtex she did it without the aid of pumping iron or silicone injections . |
| 10 | This was the plan I laid down , and the first time I had occasion to try it in practice was the Summer before the last [ 1774 ] & I then did it in the case of a Lady and in the hottest weather : the next Body I tried these experiments upon was Jan y . |
| 11 | I just did it in the pan on top |