Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bitter correspondence in July and August failed to resolve the dispute although Smith & Jones did make a without prejudice offer of £500 ( in respect of the two deliveries which were made on time without damaged goods ) to settle the matter . |
| 2 | Where Maxse did find himself more or less isolated was in allowing his frustrations to lead him , along with Willoughby de Broke , to consider the formation of an alternative party of the right . |
| 3 | ‘ I seem to remeber that Stewart did play in Paris ( EC Final 1975 — I mean , I was there ! ) . |
| 4 | Although there was no meeting with William , it would seem that Victoria did use her influence , as is clear from a letter which she wrote to the Empress after her visit . |
| 5 | In Pigg , it was held that Caldwell did apply to rape and this was confirmed in Thomas and also in Bashir , although with some modification . |
| 6 | It is probable that Sheffield did make a start , for a fresh lease was issued to him on 5 December 1806 for the remaining 18 years of his term by Lady Anne Frederica Elizabeth le Fleming — Sir Michael had died . |
| 7 | ‘ There is a lot of circumstantial evidence that Mills did work for the Russians . ’ |
| 8 | In that time we managed to talk to many broadcasters , primarily European ( which reflects where we see our main market potential and the fact that MIPCOM did seem to have greater numbers of European broadcasters than from any other significant territory ) . |
| 9 | It is relevant to recall in this connection that Younger did envisage situations where mere observation could seriously impair privacy — where , for example , the person observed had a reasonable expectation that he would not be subject to observation , or had deliberately taken steps to prevent surveillance , but special technical devices , either optical or electronic ( bugging ) , were used to spy upon him . |
| 10 | His death would have been diagnosed as extreme negligence as although Roger did drop a huge stone on him , he did not mean to kill him . |
| 11 | Nor , pace Marx , did industrialization inevitably result in capitalistic alienation ( although Durkheim did acknowledge that in ‘ abnormal ’ circumstances anomie might result ) . |
| 12 | He looked very nice in it and he did win the contest , so Ken did know what he was doing . |
| 13 | He looked at his slim gold wrist-watch and Claudia shook her head at Myra 's obvious intention of telling him that Dana did exist . |
| 14 | It seems that Freud did regard most religious beliefs as unjustified by experience and by reason , and that they therefore required an explanation in terms of psychoanalysis . |
| 15 | Although Wilfrid did evangelise Mercia and founded a site at Oundle in Northamptonshire , it is probable the reference is to another Stamford , as the name was not uncommon and Alchfrith is unlikely to have owned any land in this area . |
| 16 | As you 'd guess , most of ‘ Mexican R'n'B ’ was recorded live ( although Edgar did have to double on guitar when regular guitarist Ged Lynn went AWOL in the middle of recording ) . |
| 17 | But there was evidence that Ken did attempt it , even if he never went through with any serious kind of sexual activity . |
| 18 | Now I think that , that Good did say oh well , there is a Law Commission Report expected , but I think that you know that Good should address somewhere tha that problem of Trust Law and regulationship and then I did in fact on going through the report and er you know and also your own reports erm there 's the one about designation of assets you know , which I think was a very good recommendation of yours . |
| 19 | Such measures are often not independent , for many lawyers advise clients what it is ‘ reasonable ’ to want , and thus supply the criterion by which they are to be judged ( although Rosenthal did construct an independent measure ) . |
| 20 | I 'm afraid we have to accept the fact that Marius did die from natural causes , and that all our suspicions of Nigel have been slander , just based on dislike and nothing else . ’ |
| 21 | If we suppose that Nietzsche did feel committed to the plan 's extra-tragic Greek aspects ( ethics , politics and the rest ) , we must make that supposition without much in the way of supporting evidence . |
| 22 | The British were left to act on their own in Jordan , although Washington did persuade Israel to permit the British to overfly its territory . |
| 23 | Her poetry indicates that Leapor did have some friends before meeting Freemantle ; Octavia , for example , respected her enough to listen to her advice , even if she probably did not accept it . |
| 24 | On neither score is there any universal agreement , and many would deny that the objections are well grounded , holding that they rest on over-simplifications , and that even to the degree that Barth did move in the directions suggested , he nevertheless did not fall into the extreme positions of which he is held guilty . |
| 25 | It was just as well that Alan did decide to complete the diet after six weeks , as it turned out that many of his vitamin and mineral levels were sinking fast . |
| 26 | Still , the fact remains that Tolkien did produce a narrative of entrelacement . |
| 27 | The tension increased on the road because David and DeFries had a very important relationship that was crumbling and one of the things about the relationship was the direction that DeFries did supply for him . |
| 28 | In the event the opera came to nothing , although Mozart did write some of the music for a ballet entitled Les Petits Riens . |
| 29 | Only two of the sixteen believers in the Bible accounts agreed that spirits could visit us during dreams although it is crucial to the sense of these accounts that God did make Himself known to individuals during dreams , and actually visited them in their dreams . |
| 30 | ‘ If it should turn out to be true that God did intend males to exhibit strength in leadership roles and females to excel more as the guardians of society 's emotional resources , why should this be viewed ipso facto as an evil arrangement ? ’ |