Example sentences of "[pron] did [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did bring my address book with me . |
| 2 | Sean gave me a birthday card from my wife Susan and I had my photograph taken to prove that I did wear my ‘ Now you 're 40 ’ badges and socks ! |
| 3 | Perhaps I did underestimate your intelligence . ’ |
| 4 | I did make my escape from Roundhay — by a route taken by many of my contemporaries : higher education . |
| 5 | Oh , I did love our times together at Hury , with Mother cooking supper over the fire in an old iron grate and the nights so romantic and balmy . |
| 6 | Since I did love my father and regretted that our busy lives had separated us , the chance to look after him , to give back some of the love he had given me , was in many ways terrifically satisfying . |
| 7 | I stayed where I was , trying to look indifferent , though I did set my beer aside and asked the bartender for a calming shot of Hypergrog . |
| 8 | ‘ No , sir , but I did check my invoices afterwards . |
| 9 | But I did open my teeth and the strange sloppy kiss was done . |
| 10 | Oh yes , yes I did answer your question , it is . |
| 11 | The march of the Ents to Isengard makes true the report of the frightened messenger to the incredulous Macbeth in Act V Scene 5 : ‘ As I did stand my watch upon the hill/I looked toward Birnam and anon methought/The wood began to move . ’ |
| 12 | ( 1b ) I did eat my porridge . |
| 13 | And I did build their amps virtually identically , but because they use their own types of guitar and their own different effects , the amps all sounded different . |
| 14 | Oh I did leave my I out . |
| 15 | I did betray our presence to Obispal . ’ |
| 16 | I did like her show ( and her little pink drawers ) |
| 17 | ‘ I did like your grandmother . |
| 18 | So we did suggest and I did believe your party to support erm , a process where we did consult with local people but we also took other factors into consideration . |
| 19 | I replied boldly , ‘ Yes , I did see our name in that book , along with a lot of others . ’ |
| 20 | I was now drifting around in my own head , although I did see my mother rush in . |
| 21 | ‘ I did see his face . |
| 22 | I did lose my way in the network of Prague alleyways . |
| 23 | I did n't know where Bill Stubbly lived , but I did know his routine and he seemed a far better bet than approaching Nevil direct . |
| 24 | An undated letter from John Howard to the duke of Norfolk , which can probably be assigned to 1469 , assured Norfolk of Gloucester 's good will : ‘ I did remember your lordship to my lord , promising you I found my lord as well disposed toward you as any lord may be to another … whereof I was right glad to hear it . ’ |
| 25 | An undated letter from John Howard to the duke of Norfolk , which can probably be assigned to 1469 , assured Norfolk of Gloucester 's good will : ‘ I did remember your lordship to my lord , promising you I found my lord as well disposed toward you as any lord may be to another … whereof I was right glad to hear it . ’ |
| 26 | But I did hear 'er brother call 'er Louise . |
| 27 | question , issue three C two and three er we say that in relation to two as a matter of have categorize this as a question of law we say it probably categories a question of fact because if they 're right in there analysis of law and article eighty directive , all it means is , is that there is no market outside and that the restriction is insignificant if that being so one would answer the question , is not capable as a matter of pure law of infringing article eighty five , but in the light of the discussion yesterday afternoon of course when my learned friend comes to apply for this strike out , we may have difficulty in contesting that provision it 's not , not er , a , a major part of our case that we , we would have to re-consider it and , and I did ask your Lordship erm if your Lordship would minded to find otherwise not to block out at least the possibility of application for leave to amend and of course we 'd have to make , have to consider whether we could make a proper case out of it on what we do |
| 28 | So I did save her life . |
| 29 | On the street again , suddenly I felt I was in the middle of a farce — ‘ POLICE SEARCH FOR THE BIG BANANA IS ON — and the discovery that actually I did have my cheque numbers in my moneybelt and that it was the photocopies that had been stolen made me almost light-headed . |
| 30 | ‘ I did have my right nipple pierced , but I had to keep taking it out for films , so it kept healing up . |