Example sentences of "[noun] but [adv] did " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Edouard invented that fake message about the museum but why did he send your crook up there after me ? |
| 2 | We reached a deer park almost on the Point but unfortunately did n't see any deer . |
| 3 | Mike McGill dropped in one evening but really did n't enjoy the 8ft transitions unlike Roddy Mullen who just shredded the flat concrete area surrounding the ramp . |
| 4 | An unlikely pairing but both did quite well the second half and 's experience and talking w we thought made the back four definitely stronger than in the last few weeks . |
| 5 | Other times she would go down to the galley to prepare a meal , which might have taken her mind off the water but rarely did . |
| 6 | More often than not , she did stay behind to do this little chore but never did she resent it . |
| 7 | Brazil , who had drawn a stormy match 1-1 in Santiago in mid-August , were leading 2-0 in Rio in September when a woman fan released the flare which landed near Rojas but plainly did not hit him . |
| 8 | JOEY DUNLOP cracked the lap record in the 600cc Regal race but still did n't manage to win . |
| 9 | At the November hearing , the taxpayer said he had written to the building society in May and August and had telephoned them in September but still did not have the required details . |
| 10 | ROBBIE But why did you never say ? |
| 11 | 4–4 They were unaware that they should have filled in a Schedule for Erection of New Charges but now did so . |
| 12 | Michael too was good at school but only did the minimum of study . |
| 13 | He was a member of the football team his dad coached , he loved to go out with his friends , he did n't always pay enough attention at school but always did well in exams . |
| 14 | He felt blood on his face but still did not realise the full extent of the wound . |