Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think I did think , ’ he admitted softly . |
| 2 | Perhaps because I do n't touch-type I did have a problem . |
| 3 | I tried to make my excuse sound plausible , but I fear I did hurt him ; he had been pronounced unfit for military service and he was lonely and smarting at his exclusion from the experience of his peers . |
| 4 | They did n't talk to me I mean I did talk to they because |
| 5 | Shall I , I shall have to apologize to the council , cos I mean I did do the , the survey of the erm residents and of course I had flu last month , I do apologize , I did n't actually manage to get that done . |
| 6 | they were laughing and giggling up the corner and er , I mean I did go just to let them know that although I did say I would n't come to every meeting I was quite prepared to still do |
| 7 | I mean I did go to Denman , but I was n't very well at the time and I did n't get round the house so I would like to go myself . |
| 8 | I mean I did ask you about the outstanding bills and loans whereas if we 'd 've been doing the thing properly we 'd 've gone through that |
| 9 | I mean I did read somewhere there were some studies done |
| 10 | I mean I did have some of the boxes in there until I sort of , thought while I was sorting things out . |
| 11 | she only had the bloody cheek to charge us last year for a turkey wrong , but I mean I did get that sorted out afterwards . |
| 12 | I do n't I do n't know that I 'd fancy doing , I mean I did like biology , but I do n't think I 'd specifically want to do the biology at the level that they 're doing it up there , cos it 's too much of a jump from what I 've ever done before |
| 13 | And they say yeah I will but but presumably that tapers off and they do n't but it 's an interesting thing that on particular when you 're targeting certain things like pantomime do get people in I think there 's lot 's of people said this evening say actually build on that perhaps get those people to come back again so yes I did like it I I did like what I saw there I did like the way that I was treated I did like the whole ambience of the place like I 'll definitely come back again will they be viable to do that ? |
| 14 | Can I just say that after the last meeting and you urging us all to write I did write to them . |
| 15 | They found I did have river blindness . |
| 16 | But I have no I do n't know who did decide sure you know print . |
| 17 | ‘ When will you know who did do it ? ’ she probed , in as casual a voice as she could manage . |
| 18 | Yes , I expect you did have to give a lot for your house . |
| 19 | ‘ But you say she did leave your employment . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But you say you did speak to Hilary Frome earlier tonight ? ’ |
| 21 | No , but say you did get one though |
| 22 | You did say you wanted I say you did say you wanted to go did n't you ? |
| 23 | I say we did have it done . |
| 24 | ‘ I expect they did want you , but it was n't their choice . ’ |
| 25 | Erm anonymous , my son joined the paras five years ago and he was bullied , and another anonymous person from Rugby , my two children were in the army and though they were n't bullied they did see horrific things happening to other lads . |
| 26 | The nursing home say they did consult the council … and have promised to carry out sensitive landscaping … along the gap . |
| 27 | For the Germans say they DID make the offer . |
| 28 | It is not true I married for a red corduroy jacket belonging to my wife 's father ; but there is no denying he did pass it on to me , as a sort of dowry I believe . |
| 29 | Of course , you did make it clear that I had n't disturbed a lovers ’ tryst out there by the lake , so I 'm curious to know what did send you rushing through the grounds in such a state of agitation ? ’ |
| 30 | And what we in fact the the reason we tell people everything on the phone Ron is that there are some things that pen I did have one here , |