Example sentences of "[pron] did [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did elicit the information that Fishbane was five years ahead of him and that briefly they were together in the school choir . ’ |
| 2 | We have er found that to be the case there is a downward trend , but I do make the point , and I did make the point to the inspectors notwithstanding that , all of our respecting officers bar those that were doing the training of course do produce a higher work output per individual than most of our peers up and down the country and we have statis statistical evidence to support that . |
| 3 | That 's true , I did make the breakfast . |
| 4 | I did make the point that Mr Maxwell 's company wants co-operation on the eastern edge of the City , vis-á-vis their football stadium , and we ought to have some co-operation on the western edge of the City where all these houses are boarded up and empty , bought at double the market value , and I made that point publicly . |
| 5 | I did n't envy them their individual futures , which seemed dull or trivial to me , but I did envy the fact they had futures at all , whereas I had none , or , at least , not one to which I could look forward with any confidence . |
| 6 | Millwall manager Mick McCarthy admitted : ‘ I did advise the lads to cool down at half-time because I did n't want anyone sent off . |
| 7 | The inner door has a large mosquito net , although I did feel the mesh should have been on the outside of the door flap so you could keep bugs out . |
| 8 | ‘ With the Government slowly clamping down on all media coverage , unless I moved fast any chance of filming within South Africa would be gone and I did want the accuracy and flavour of the country itself to come through in the film . ’ |
| 9 | When I did spot the kestrel , I would sit down on the ground or the nearest bench and gaze in amazement . |
| 10 | No , or yes I 'm mega brilliant , yes I did meet the deadline . |
| 11 | ‘ I TOLD you so ’ is the least edifying of attitudes between friends , but I did harangue the House of Commons for 55 minutes on 19 December on the ecological consequences of what was then known as the ‘ military option ’ . |
| 12 | Yes , I did open the door for somebody when I was leaving for work . |
| 13 | But I did kick the drug , Mr Breakspear , and it was probably the hardest damned thing I ever did in all my life . |
| 14 | ‘ Although I did watch the Ten in session from the visitors ’ gallery . ’ |
| 15 | I did watch the jelly one . |
| 16 | And I did miss the ability that Windows word processors have to open more than two windows on-screen at once for cutting and pasting . |
| 17 | As regards London — yes , I did miss the country . |
| 18 | I did do the right thing , did n't I ? ’ |
| 19 | Well I think that , that my problem is , you know like , Cos I did do the P G C S |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | But yeah I did , I did ignore the death in service altogether , I , I |
| 22 | I did draw the line at giving up the spices I cooked with even though for years I continued to receive remarks about my stinking of garlic , yuk , with monotonous regularity . |
| 23 | I did stir the spoon |
| 24 | ‘ Yes , I did stay the night , but do n't start getting the wrong idea . |
| 25 | I did break the rules and go over and cuddle her in her cot , but not pick her up out of it . |
| 26 | And also , remember , the firms , which as I say , were dying on their feet in any case , and I me , I did quote the Colchester Lathe because I felt so personally about that cos it was Colchester itself they have actually moved their division up to Leicester itself . |
| 27 | Chairman , ye , yes it is a recurring theme of the district auditor an , and I told him in the past , that erm , where this council has a policy that they would support village schools and keep them open wherever possible , erm , that that , that , that decision had been discussed , and er , I , I have to remind that I did remind the district auditor that he does n't have to get elected every four years , as some of us do , and er , those in rural areas know very well that that is the way not to get elected , to be talking about shutting village schools . |
| 28 | ‘ I did leave the party for a few minutes , it 's true . |
| 29 | And the reason in the first place I did leave the building trade was my hands was breaking out with in industrial disease , see ? |
| 30 | Well I did leave the other one how long do you leave it ? |