Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A film which apparently did touch the spirit was King Kong , though we do not know whether Jack found it quite as exciting as Warnie did : ‘ There were astounding representations of the various prehistoric monsters , ’ Warnie confided breathlessly to his diary . |
| 2 | Obviously did do a thing . |
| 3 | This is not to say that the emergence of more popularly-orientated styles of activity expressed a displacement of sectarian religious feeling but antislavery none the less did become an important channel for religious feeling which looked to a broader moral enhancement of English society and in turn that had to involve the full-hearted commitment of a myriad of individuals and groups . |
| 4 | It rejected the idea that the associated companies which together did have a countrywide business were in any way relevant . |
| 5 | Mary Ann Doane 's argument concerning the ‘ women 's films ’ of the 1940s , for example , was that these products of mainstream fiction cinema were directed at a female audience and thus did construct a female gaze . |
| 6 | Somehow she doubted whether sharing with Sandra the fact that she already did regret the day she 'd first laid eyes on Matthew would be helpful to anyone . |
| 7 | Exotic substances owed part of their prestige to their mere difference from ones available in the home environment , but even more to the fact that obtaining them from a distance might and in civilized societies normally did reflect the exercise of power . |
| 8 | fucking did get a decent hand |
| 9 | Playing the SW213EB through a guitar amp ( which is probably how electros in this price bracket will be used ) with the amp 's mid control backed off helped improve the clarity , but as the pickup is the passive type , with six individual polepieces set into the fingerboard , it 's never going to have the bite of an active , bridge-mounted transducer . |
| 10 | Such fears were vastly exaggerated , for if Britain ever did reach a stage of possible revolution , then it was certainly after rather than during the war , but in isolation from working-class opinions , they seemed real enough to Unionist MPs and their supporters in 1918 . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm sure if King Stephen ever did have the Empress in his power he would not wave a sword in her face , ’ she declared severely . |
| 12 | So , the only reason for her writing was to say that if he ever did get the chance to come over to the UK again , well , she 'd like — well , it would be nice … |
| 13 | Morton reflected that if , indeed , he ever did become a royal photographer , life would be much duller for his acquaintances . |
| 14 | Excitement flickered inside her like a random spark that found itself landing in a pile of dry autumn leaves as she hardly dared consider the possibilities and what they might mean for her . |
| 15 | But they still did do a certain amount of er the stock in trade course the bins for g for transporting stuff in and all like that . |
| 16 | I always did admire the Eastern approach to these matters . |
| 17 | Of course that had always been the case , the young always did set the fashion ; but never before did it change so rapidly , never before were the older generation so pathetically afraid of being left behind . |
| 18 | She always did bring the water eventually , and to her cronies Mairi sometimes admitted she was glad to see the back of her for a few hours ; but that never weakened her tongue . |
| 19 | ‘ Cameron always did take a hard line on these things , ’ she tells her . |
| 20 | ‘ But then , Ryan always did take a very good photograph . ’ |
| 21 | He always did look a funny sort of chap though did n't he ? |
| 22 | They always did taste a bit funny you know , did n't they ? |
| 23 | As this was something of a lovers ' lane , he had a good chance of catching a couple knobbing on the back seat And Steve , as I 'd already found out for myself , always did like a bit of voyeurism . |
| 24 | I always did like a challenge . |
| 25 | ‘ José always did like the best . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You always did have a gallant streak , Jimmie , ’ Randall said , skirting the crowd . |
| 27 | Let Spencer help you , my dear , my youngest son always did have a good head for figures . ’ |
| 28 | For not only would the developers — who always did have a reputation as sharp dressers — be examples of sartorial elegance but the traditionally staid chartered surveyors would also have swapped their green-check jackets and corduroy trousers for double-breasted suits , red braces and ties that were more of a ‘ statement ’ than a fashion accessory . |
| 29 | Malins also helped build the order overseas , particularly in Sweden and Norway . |
| 30 | This broad sketch helped me to explore the crayon 's versatility without using the final painting as a trial piece , it also helped keep the whole composition in mind as I concentrated on a specific detail in the finished painting . |