Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [adv] did " in BNC.
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| 1 | Terry Biddlecombe on Greek Scholar did likewise , Brian Hetcher remounted Red Alligator , Pat McCarron tried time and again to get Freddie through the sea of flailing legs and eventually did so . |
| 2 | John Coffin was in his office crouched in the imitation Bauhaus chair which did not really accommodate his bulk and certainly did not offer the comfort it promised . |
| 3 | Early , who wore his hat funnelled down over his eyes and ordinarily did n't talk much , said , " I guess anybody can come in here . " |
| 4 | He did n't drink much himself as a rule and neither did Lane , but tonight was the night for it . |
| 5 | He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir . |
| 6 | Ford placed enormous faith in its tiny Zig and Zag concept cars and so did GM with its Impact electric two-seater . |
| 7 | Bambi smiled thinly , and Sheridan said in a loud voice that he thought the whole thing was stupid ; everyone knew there had n't been any goddam kidnap attempt and why did n't Zak stop messing around and piss off . |
| 8 | He could n't understand how I had been married and been in the bloody Air Force and yet did n't know . |
| 9 | The gardener Thomas Knowlton was more of a plantsman and obviously did not really enjoy digging the lakes or ‘ canals ’ as he called them . |
| 10 | Tina did n't waste any words and neither did her grandfather . |
| 11 | By a notice of appeal dated 25 February 1992 the creditors appealed on the ground , inter alia , that the service of a statutory demand was not the bringing of an action and therefore did not contravene section 69 of the Solicitors Act 1974 . |
| 12 | She moved to one side and so did Naylor . |
| 13 | ‘ I could n't for the life of me remember the English name for this vehicle and certainly did n't know what the Russian name was , so I asked him what he would call it . ’ |
| 14 | Unix Labs maintains that 32V was a limited publication , further restricted by contractual restraints and subject to limited publication law and therefore did not require a copyright notice . |
| 15 | USL maintains that 32V was a limited publication , further restricted by contractual restraints and subject to limited publication law and therefore did not require a copyright notice . |
| 16 | They settled down for a long siege and so did the outside world . |
| 17 | And the Elizabeth came back to er Porthmadog at the end of the war I believe and was erm she was a schooner and also did n't er er David the builder buy some submarines for scrap or something ? |
| 18 | This would make a Nonsense of giving people more money to spend but can be expected from a Government which said it would Never devalue or leave the ERM and then did both . |
| 19 | Noah lived before Moses and so did n't have the Ten commandments as a basis for living righteously ; but he listened to God , and obeyed Him . |
| 20 | He still spent every holiday with them , but I felt he needed more independence and so did they . |
| 21 | We seemed to have gone past talking to each other and one day Gabrielle took the children off to her parents and just did n't come back . ’ |
| 22 | Edouard invented that fake message about the museum but why did he send your crook up there after me ? |
| 23 | Then he went to go to the loo and nearly did a complete backward flip down the stairs . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's Ms Lawson , ’ she said , with careful emphasis on the Ms. Loretta was perfectly entitled to call herself Dr Lawson and usually did so . |
| 25 | Such behaviour is not guaranteed to foster good relations between two self-respecting performers and neither did it between them . |
| 26 | They were required to give no detailed reasons and seldom did so . |
| 27 | Joan Fort , a dedicated tea lady and kit washer , also got an award and so did Davey Harrison for his two hat tricks . |
| 28 | Vitor slept for almost an hour and so did Thomas , but both of them awoke as they neared the outskirts of Lisbon , just in time , for now Ashley needed directions , and Vitor navigated them on to a bypass and north along minor roads . |
| 29 | His demeanour however , was closer to the big businessman than the professional comedian , so there was always the lingering suspicion that he was really the benevolent boss who made the directors laugh at board meetings and probably did conjuring tricks at the weekend . |
| 30 | And finally , thought Ian as he walked up through the Cathedral stairs from the crypt office , what does the Bishop want two of after Evensong and why did he put the phone down on me when he failed to get the odious Williams ? |