Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] did [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Neither sociologically nor ideologically did Labour have much to offer . |
2 | Nor indeed did Barth pretend to be beyond criticism , though he was not slow to point out where he thought his critics had misunderstood or misrepresented his views . |
3 | Although Nizan was entirely dismissive of the intellectual pretentiousness and inanity of Oswald Mosley , it is abundantly clear from his account of the incident that nowhere did Nizan underestimate the threat of fascism , even in the realm of kings and coronations . |
4 | Neither during his lifetime nor subsequently did Sisley 's paintings achieve the popularity of those of Monet , Renoir , or even Camille Pissarro , with all of whom he helped to forge the Impressionist style . |
5 | Neither in his speech on Oct. 16 nor subsequently did Babangida confirm whether the timetable for the end of military rule , envisaging presidential elections on Dec. 5 and the inauguration of a civilian administration on Jan. 2 , 1993 , would be met . |
6 | They uneasy structure militated against spontaneity or the development of real humour — the show looked uncomfortable and so did Normski . |
7 | Joan Fort , a dedicated tea lady and kit washer , also got an award and so did Davey Harrison for his two hat tricks . |
8 | Coach tours proliferated and so did specially-chartered trains to take holiday-makers to destinations in their own countries or abroad . |
9 | I handled some and so did Mueller . |
10 | I married young and so did Joanne and Betty . ’ |
11 | I began to weep and so did Liza . |
12 | But I thought she was stirring it you see and so did Diane . |
13 | I refused to sign it , and so did Steve Ovett — we had already made our positions clear on the subject . |
14 | She moved to one side and so did Naylor . |
15 | He looked at her with detestation , and so did April . |
16 | Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great knew it , and so did Britain 's Queen Victoria — " might is right . " |
17 | ‘ I spoke to Edwards about Bull and so did Stan Flashman , but Alex Ferguson tells me Martin Edwards did n't speak to either of us because he was with him all afternoon . |
18 | And so did Elvis have his road crew set up a mighty speaker system outside the walls . |
19 | Before it could be repaired foreign exchange ran short , and so did government income . |
20 | However , Albert got over that , and so did Jim , and they went into the sitting-room , where Bella was sitting in mini-gear frighteningly too young for her , with office folders on her lap . |
21 | I froze and so did Harvey . |
22 | And I voted , I think , if I had a vote that day , I certainly voted in favour of that , and so did members of all groups . |
23 | Hauser bought one of them , and so did Collins , Moore , and someone else as well . |
24 | Mummy warmed up the porridge , and so did Peter . |
25 | ‘ Yes , so even though she 's been on a self-monitoring programme for several years now I felt that constant professional supervision was necessary , and so did Dr Russell . ’ |
26 | But she got too old eventually and so did Dick and Snip , so we had to send them away . |
27 | ‘ Yes , and so did Mrs Melburn . ’ |
28 | But down in the hollow the sunshine remained and so did Delia Sutherland watching her father , her mother , herself . |
29 | I often told him — and so did Tate — that he did himself less than justice by being content to stand in Tate 's shadow . |
30 | And so did Lynne 's stage career — first as a singer and then as a comedienne . |