Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] did [det] " in BNC.

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1 Well Jane , I mean , er Jane did that
2 Aung San 's return did much to calm the situation .
3 Du Chaillu 's discoveries did much to focus public attention on the implications of Darwin 's theory , and may have helped to generate alarm over the prospect that the human race could be related to a creature whose ferocious nature had been deliberately exaggerated by its discoverer .
4 How in God 's name did this go wrong ?
5 However , the claim to universal liberty was the justification of Napoleon 's attempt to conquer Europe , not the right of France to control the Continent ( on the other hand , Napoleon 's armies did little to change the inherited social structure of the areas they conquered ) .
6 It is no wonder that yesterday 's debate did little for democracy and nothing to help the country understand Maastricht .
7 It had been a few years since he had served Mass last as an altar-boy in Rosstrevor , and even the new authority of his police sergeant 's stripes did little to compensate for his nervousness at being on the altar again .
8 Banners and chants were aimed at certain members of the Brockville board before the game and the team 's performance did little to soothe the ire of a post-match demonstration .
9 The government 's moves did little , however , to counter the growing sense of crisis in the Tokyo stock market , and share prices continued to fall during April .
10 Rumour has it Throgmorton 's bank did same thing — did n't get found out .
11 Again , a film 's flaws did little irreparable damage to Crawford , who could not be judged simply on his acting performance , but also for the energy and dedication he put into making his character real — and the fact that everyone knew that he was really running to professional standards .
12 Shinwell 's remarks did less than justice to both men who , in their own fashion , had a genuine concern for the welfare of seamen and their organisation .
13 The Asiz were already at the scene of the accident , and the arrival of the company 's interpreter did much to help communication between the Asiz , the local fire brigade and the British Sergeant .
14 Farmers ' wives did much less of the book work than their British counterparts .
15 If Hastings ' performance did much to underline his candidacy for the Lions captaincy — no one else of his individual stature has a similar gift for bringing players together on and off the field — it also made a significant contribution in bringing the new Murrayfield to life .
16 Possibly some men from an ML or maybe the boats ' gunfire did this damage .
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