Example sentences of "did [adv] [pron] [vb infin] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | It is not enough for the defendant to show that he was aware of the contents of what he was distributing or publishing , but did not himself think that it was insulting if the jury or magistrate should come to the conclusion that he suspected or had grounds to suspect otherwise . |
2 | Did n't we notice that her voice really was n't that strong when it went right up to the top storey ? |
3 | We went to breakfast and Mark Cox was sitting there and he asked us ‘ Did n't we know that there was coup in Russia ? ’ and he told us everything . |
4 | ‘ Why did n't you go when I told you to ? ’ |
5 | ‘ Did n't you mention that someone had asked to see me ? ’ |
6 | Did n't you know that everything you learn , and everything you suffer , will come in useful at some time in your life ? " |
7 | ‘ Someone was supposed to have come up to me and said , ‘ Did n't you know that there are many starving people in Ethiopia ? ’ to which I 'm supposed to have said , ‘ Yeah . |
8 | Did n't you say that he 'd expect you to tidy your bedroom every day before you went to school and at night before you went to bed , that everything had to be perfectly in place ? |
9 | ‘ Anne , ’ Christine said eagerly to the surprised Anne , ‘ did n't you say that your daddy could n't get enough mistletoe to sell this Christmas ? ’ |
10 | ‘ Why — thank heaven — did n't you resign as you said you would ? ’ |
11 | Did n't you have or something ? |
12 | Why did n't I think before I began work ? |
13 | ‘ Did n't I mention that I had a bullet-proof skull ? ’ |
14 | Did n't she realise that he saw through every trick she used . |
15 | And she had asked him what would have happened to her if she had not had these good friends who had come to her aid and given her shelter , and when , in the form of an excuse , his answer had been , did n't she realize that he was distracted ? she had come back with , did n't he realize he had almost killed a man , that he was lucky he was n't in gaol now answering a charge of murder ? |
16 | ‘ Did n't she understand that it might look like she had bought him off with bribery ? ’ the leader asked . |
17 | Yeah but did n't he say that he was gon na try and Tory party . |