Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb past] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , particular groups of UK taxpayers at the lowest and highest taxable income scales did suffer unusually high marginal rates during the 1970s and 1980s . |
| 2 | But the north west and the west coast did get some sunny spells , while the rest of the country had to contend with some patchy rain . |
| 3 | In contrast , total and LDL cholesterol concentrations did appear to influence platelet sensitivity to adrenaline and to a lesser extent ADP ( Hassall et al , 1983 ) . |
| 4 | The research function did increase , with the anatomist Richard Owen ( 1804–92 ) being appointed superintendent of natural history in 1856 . |
| 5 | At paragraph 1.4 , the report states : ’ It can be argued ( and indeed many of our case study authorities did argue ) that , given the problems with the application of CCT in the corporate service sector described above and the current existence of strong pressures to reduce central costs ( described in section 2 ) , it is neither desirable nor necessary to extend CCT into this sector at all . |
| 6 | the man was going for the engagement ring did do er high street |
| 7 | The youth semi finals did produce one surprise with Friends of Allonby beating youth league champions St Albans 3–1 while Viking looked strong in their 2–0 defeat of Bere Forest . |
| 8 | ‘ Crime levels did come under consideration , but were a very small factor in the decision , ’ an Environment spokesman said . |
| 9 | But Christian soon made it clear that his plans had nothing to do with the fire at the manor , although he admitted that Tom being placed in charge of the manor farm did affect what he had in mind . |
| 10 | Ironically , the introduction of the SERP scheme did represent an attempt to improve the pension position of widows and other women . |
| 11 | The Data Protection Act did apply to the doggy database , he added , and all details would kept confidential . |
| 12 | The Democrat-controlled House budget committee , therefore , had little opportunity to redraft the budget in a radical fashion , although overall its budget proposal did redirect some $13,0000 million of the spending embodied in the Bush plan . |
| 13 | For the second half Colchester did reshuffle … the sub keeper came on … stil only ten men of course … and within minutes it was Chris Pike 3 Colchester 0 as the striker got his hat-trick … |
| 14 | ‘ The transfer talk did get to me , I admit , and for a time I did n't know whether I was going or coming . |
| 15 | But the home side did look capable of winning the tie in the second half . |
| 16 | The Boards ' lines of defence against this — replacement costs were hypothetical and difficult to estimate , tax complications might follow — read like a weary defence of the status quo , but the Ministry did in the end accept that their creation of special ad hoc depreciation reserves did go some way to meeting the point . |
| 17 | Following the children 's departure , the Social Work Department did go to Miss McLeman , the Head Teacher of the primary school in St Margaret 's Hope . |
| 18 | Well , no , but an interesting verbal tennis match did take place . |
| 19 | A back-up power system at the coach station did operate but only lasted three hours . |
| 20 | In 1985 however , the Law Commission did recommend that a marriage entered into by a man or woman domiciled in England and Wales should not be invalid merely because it is entered into under a law which permits polygamy , provided that neither party is already married . |
| 21 | However , radar reflection spectra did indicate that the surface of Mercury consists largely of dust to a depth of at least a few metres , and that the dust could be composed largely of silicates . |
| 22 | Our test tractor did have some difficulties in keeping the revs constant down at the 700–1,000rpm mark , but this was an early model and Same UK says the problem has been cured on current machines . |
| 23 | He spoke well to the children and er his sermon message did have a , a reasonable amount of substance in it . |
| 24 | Indeed , luminal bile did release PYY from the ileal mucosa . |
| 25 | Yes , at the last meeting these committee members did ask that er he produce some details of help and and a number of cases dealt with have been apparent and the details are presented for , for amendment . . |
| 26 | By contrast with their failure to affect habituation , the protein synthesis inhibitors did produce amnesia for associative learning . |
| 27 | But the law lords did pronounce , obscurely , on that . |
| 28 | However , a great sambhur stag did gallop past the machan . |
| 29 | However an encouraging number of teacher groups did find a first step of action to take as a result of using the process . |
| 30 | Teacher appraisal did appear to be part of the accountability process , but , as we shall see , this has changed to some extent . |