Example sentences of "['s] [noun] did [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aung San 's return did much to calm the situation . |
| 2 | Du Chaillu 's discoveries did much to focus public attention on the implications of Darwin 's theory , and may have helped to generate alarm over the prospect that the human race could be related to a creature whose ferocious nature had been deliberately exaggerated by its discoverer . |
| 3 | How in God 's name did this go wrong ? |
| 4 | However , the claim to universal liberty was the justification of Napoleon 's attempt to conquer Europe , not the right of France to control the Continent ( on the other hand , Napoleon 's armies did little to change the inherited social structure of the areas they conquered ) . |
| 5 | It is no wonder that yesterday 's debate did little for democracy and nothing to help the country understand Maastricht . |
| 6 | It had been a few years since he had served Mass last as an altar-boy in Rosstrevor , and even the new authority of his police sergeant 's stripes did little to compensate for his nervousness at being on the altar again . |
| 7 | Banners and chants were aimed at certain members of the Brockville board before the game and the team 's performance did little to soothe the ire of a post-match demonstration . |
| 8 | The government 's moves did little , however , to counter the growing sense of crisis in the Tokyo stock market , and share prices continued to fall during April . |
| 9 | Rumour has it Throgmorton 's bank did same thing — did n't get found out . |
| 10 | Again , a film 's flaws did little irreparable damage to Crawford , who could not be judged simply on his acting performance , but also for the energy and dedication he put into making his character real — and the fact that everyone knew that he was really running to professional standards . |
| 11 | Shinwell 's remarks did less than justice to both men who , in their own fashion , had a genuine concern for the welfare of seamen and their organisation . |
| 12 | The Asiz were already at the scene of the accident , and the arrival of the company 's interpreter did much to help communication between the Asiz , the local fire brigade and the British Sergeant . |
| 13 | Farmers ' wives did much less of the book work than their British counterparts . |
| 14 | If Hastings ' performance did much to underline his candidacy for the Lions captaincy — no one else of his individual stature has a similar gift for bringing players together on and off the field — it also made a significant contribution in bringing the new Murrayfield to life . |
| 15 | Possibly some men from an ML or maybe the boats ' gunfire did this damage . |