Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that side did n't do so badly at all . |
| 2 | The photograph did n't do much for the man . |
| 3 | She said then , very quickly , like a trick question to someone in the Yes/No interlude on the Michael Miles Quiz Show : ‘ Marriage Guidance did n't do much for your need to dump , did it ? ’ |
| 4 | If all that money we gave to Band Aid did n't do the trick , it must be because there are just too many of them . |
| 5 | ‘ Seeing it from the car did n't do it justice , ’ Nicolo said . |
| 6 | Anyone who tried to prove Alex Household did n't do it , when faced with all that evidence , needed his head examined . |
| 7 | The sounds of gunfire and shelling did n't do anything to calm my fears . |
| 8 | The show of dissent did n't do Foster 's England chances any harm as 72 hours later he was told of his recall by Essex skipper Graham Gouch at the expense of Lancashire 's Phil de Freitas . |
| 9 | But people who knew the man say they think the council did n't do enough to find out if he was in need of help . |
| 10 | Despite Norman Lamont 's pre-election Budget most analysts believe the Chancellor did n't do enough to secure a victory . |
| 11 | The exaction in this case was accordingly unlawful not because of what the corporation did but because of what the plaintiff did not do . |
| 12 | But Forest did n't do much threatening either , largely because their brilliant young midfielder , Roy Keane , is being played at centre-back . |
| 13 | The thief did n't do any damage to it , did he ? ’ |
| 14 | My king did n't do no good at all ! |
| 15 | However , you have to prove that the hairdresser did n't do the job with reasonable care and skill . |
| 16 | ‘ The criticism did n't do anything but boost sales , ’ he admits . |
| 17 | It is surprising that his fondness for drink did not do more to impair his career , which was a remarkable career , only marred by his reaction to the appointment of Harold Wilson as the leader of the Labour Party . |
| 18 | But then father did n't do that because he was staying at home and he was expected to do his harvest on the farm so his money was five shillings . |
| 19 | Implicit in Paul 's description of another student is the idea that , although the student did n't do what was required , he got round it in such a clever and ingenious way , that he still deserved to do well in it ; indeed , Paul said that ‘ there is less understanding in lab work than there is ingenuity ’ . |
| 20 | What the treaty did not do was to make the two kingdoms of France and England one ; they were to remain separate , each with its own legal and administrative identity . |
| 21 | The pilot did not do much to soften the trip . |
| 22 | ‘ What I have tried not to do is big black drawings of steel works , ’ said Mr Crowley , who was pleasantly surprised that his pre-conceived image of lots of chemical plants and an over-used river did not do justice to the scene . |
| 23 | The resonance of this fine building did not do much for the choir 's inaccurate diction , but made amends by enriching the gracious stone quality of the singing in Haydn 's Little Organ Mass and Faure 's Requiem . |
| 24 | My Mum also ran in the Mum and Dads race which my mum did not do too well . |
| 25 | I am irritated British Rail did n't do something then , ’ he added . |
| 26 | But the clerk did not do anything to see that she read the letter and she did not read it . |
| 27 | ‘ Torold 's description did n't do you justice . ’ |
| 28 | When he realised that the trousers hovered round his calves and that the shirt did n't do up it was too late ; I had put on my newer , better-fitting shirt , bloused my trousers on to the tops of my boots and was putting on his beret as he stood there looking like a circus tramp . |
| 29 | There was no kind of animosity at all because we are still friends with him but it was just that his presence did n't do anything dramatic for the group creatively so we asked him to go . ’ |
| 30 | And still laughing , Charlie said , ‘ But I did what you lot did n't do : I came back with an Irish jig , and then , ‘ We 'll Meet Again ’ and ‘ Roll Out The Barrel ’ . |