Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [adv] did " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it must be emphasised that all the women who chose not to register for work actually did want paid employment and took up any employment opportunities which arose ( Callender , 1986a ) . |
| 2 | Well yes we had you could see on some of them , they did n't want much to turn them on , you know there was two or three there and they they took some others with them of course then did n't they , you know . |
| 3 | What sort of experience How did you find that ? |
| 4 | There seemed to be no sense or reason for war at Forres ; in the bonny land of Moray there did not appear to be anything such as rationing . |
| 5 | The cursed little white stick of wood always did annoy me , and when I see it domineering over the whole orchestra , music departs from me … |
| 6 | The law as to this is best stated in the words of the judgment in Foster v. Mackinnon ( 1869 ) L.R. 4 C.P. 704 , 711 where it is said that a signature obtained by fraud ‘ is invalid not merely on the ground of fraud , where fraud exists , but on the ground that the mind of the signer did not accompany the signature ; in other words , that he never intended to sign , and therefore in contemplation of law never did sign , the contract to which his name is appended . ’ |
| 7 | Several hours of rain yesterday did nothing to alter the picture . |
| 8 | Though I 've retired , I 'm still active for the G M B in my city and six to eight weeks of retirement nearly did for me trolley so before anybody jumps for it , think about it , because it 's boring . |
| 9 | Anything like that , cos Joyce brought a lot of stuff in did n't she ? |
| 10 | dick must of fell off did you have the answer right or not ? |
| 11 | Eh , and they , I mean they did n't say whether it was for one year or three years in that piece of paper anyway did they ? . |
| 12 | Administration of L-arginine alone did not alter the resting blood pressure in untreated animals . |
| 13 | A bit of fat never did a boy any harm , but we 're not going to pay for it as if it was lean . |
| 14 | This forecast rate of increase simply did not materialize , and once again British cities got by with incremental adjustments , while an accelerated process of decentralization helped to transfer traffic flows from the centre to a series of nodes within the city region . |
| 15 | " And when you were put out of Stremnish where did you go ? " |
| 16 | The nearness of death always did . |
| 17 | He always did look a funny sort of chap though did n't he ? |
| 18 | The easy explanation points to the personality of Mr Kinnock — and it probably is true that the Labour leader 's worthiness and lack of grasp of detail probably did damage the Labour cause . |
| 19 | ‘ A little drop of rum never did anyone any harm ! ’ |
| 20 | Er where did as a matter of interest where did John I did I interview John or did I |
| 21 | Oh I went like hell then did n't I ? |
| 22 | It depended for its prosperity on the local slate quarries and when these ran into trouble so did the railway . |
| 23 | about month ago did n't they ? |
| 24 | And in truth why did n't you ? |
| 25 | Ogrizovic came out , checked back , but in retreat still did not think the chip would float in . |
| 26 | I went to bloke there did n't I ? |
| 27 | Students at London University were almost unanimous today in saying a couple going to bed together did n't necessarily mean the woman consents to sex . |
| 28 | Quibbles over ceremonial therefore did not necessarily impede effective contact and negotiation between states . |
| 29 | In the short term patients randomised to surgery clearly did worse because of an initial mortality of 15% in the immediate post operative period ( up to one month ) . |
| 30 | But like er , she took it sch to school and Scott was giving us a lift to school so did n't have to walk and she 's in the car and she 's going if this gets if this gets all smashed up Scott I hope you realise I 'm blaming you ! |