Example sentences of "[noun prp] did manage " in BNC.
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| 1 | Otago did manage to beat Auckland and Carisbrook in 1985 , but suffered some solid defeats in later years . |
| 2 | Venables did manage to have some impact on the proceedings in the 65th minute , when he appeared to prompt the substitution of the inept Gordon Durie for Nick Barmby . |
| 3 | One highly motivated recruit Stirling did manage to persuade to join him was Fitzroy Maclean , who had served as a diplomat in Russia before the war . |
| 4 | Embattled Mr Major did manage to avert an immediate world trade war . |
| 5 | We had no yardages then , and Butch did manage to get out ; ‘ You know the course , do n't you , Albert ? ’ |
| 6 | On fine china erm , although profits were down , Royal Doulton did manage a margin of eight point five percent and here again improved the cash flow on nineteen ninety . |
| 7 | They interrupted events from the start of the proceedings and , exaggeratedly , for Mosley did manage to make his speech , one of the Communist marchers , who did not manage to get into the hall reported : |
| 8 | The SLORC did manage to attract some foreign investment during 1990 , mainly in the oil and gas industries and in timber and mineral extraction . |