Example sentences of "[noun sg] did [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the home side did look capable of winning the tie in the second half . |
| 2 | In Vienna the Secession did win representative status from the Austrian government and was , for example , able to mount exhibitions in foreign expositions . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , this particular Conservative administration did offer social policies which were designed both to indicate its commitment to dealing with social problems and to undermine the challenge of Labour . |
| 4 | Er , Professor did say final words of aspiration , and I sha n't talk on aspirations , I was interested in it , and although I talked the empirical linguis linguisism . |
| 5 | He subjected quantities of quartz crystal to pressures similar to those occurring in active fault zones in the Earth 's crust , and he found that the piezo-electric effect did induce visible ionisation of the surrounding air , just as Persinger predicted . |
| 6 | Section 19 of the Act did protect rural areas from the immediate profiteering resale of houses in attractive areas , for example in small rural estates or in lone rural settings . |
| 7 | Although these measures were not especially radical in themselves , the Act against pluralism did infringe ecclesiastical immunity from secular jurisdiction , as offenders were to be prosecuted in royal rather than ecclesiastical courts . |
| 8 | ‘ As the Sun now recognises , the publication did cause personal offence to the Queen but it also caused offence amongst those who prefer to hear or see Her Majesty 's Christmas Message for the first time on Christmas Day . ’ |
| 9 | Nevertheless , this roughly delineated period did see major transformations in the role of sexuality , and the book , as a whole , traces some of the major shifts in this process . |
| 10 | The perspective may not have developed antagonistic elements to the extent to which , at a generalised level , it could have been a genuine challenge to extant political power , but the populism did articulate working-class interests and demands assertively and independently . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , the company 's financial controller said that , if one looked at the methods used by the cost accountant at the pre-investment ( i.e. product-design ) stage , it was clear that the notions of activity-based costing did receive careful consideration , before approval of the product design and projected product prices used in the investment appraisal . |
| 12 | They found that more than half their sample did have previous admissions within the preceding year . |
| 13 | The substitution did seem strange as I could n't see why Wallace was being taken off and not Deane ( or a defender ) . |
| 14 | The final effect of the First World War was less tangible , the impact of war on the attitudes of Unionists themselves , but there is no doubt that the holocaust did leave lasting effects . |
| 15 | Yet as we shall see , the Famine did produce considerable horizontal side-effects between one province and another . |
| 16 | In the case of Camden and Islington , the authority did have good officers , and they did have the capacity to plan for a future district based provision . |
| 17 | Until recent years , when the popularity of the short story has greatly increased , it was looked upon as a sort of poor relation to the novel , something the novelist did to occupy idle time , rather like whittling wood . |
| 18 | As far as I was concerned the call did sound genuine yes . |
| 19 | But , whatever her doubts , she had to admit that the dress did look good , and it was n't too formal if her escort turned up in jeans . |
| 20 | Three-figure assessments were altogether lacking , though a certain amount of cloth working did support reasonable groups of the second rank in Hungerford and Wantage . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , the Court of Appeal in Proctor and Gamble Philippine Manufacturing Corpn v Peter Cremer GmbH and Co ( The Manila ) [ 1988 ] 3 All ER 843 , pointed out that promissory estoppel may be relevant here if there is a representation which carries a strong implication that the representor did have full knowledge of the facts . |
| 22 | The magician did work magic . |
| 23 | His research suggested that while the " Explanation approach " had little impact on infants , the technique did yield measurable benefits with 7 to 9 year olds . |
| 24 | Communism did have considerable advantages , as Tamara , 70 , a pensioner from Moscow , points out . |
| 25 | Her patience did wear thin but , in general , she resigned herself graciously to being the leader of the pack . |
| 26 | He claimed that this amount did have significant effects on the person 's capacity to remember ( though presumably it did not cause them to remember their past experiences as yeast cells ! ) . |
| 27 | I do not believe that M. Guérigny did feel responsible . |
| 28 | The letter did seem strange . |
| 29 | On the other hand , more information did become available and there was more scrutiny of executive action . |
| 30 | Most were hired annually , and the employment did give young women a measure of choice and relative economic independence . |