Example sentences of "[Wh adv] i did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was an insatiable reader , and whenever I did visit Father at one of his shops , I invariably managed to wheedle a couple of batteries out of him — so that I could read in bed under the bedclothes . |
| 2 | Whenever I did succeed in preparing a family meal , I insisted that everyone eat whatever was placed on her/his plate . |
| 3 | In the event , whenever I did try to grow it , it ended up looking like Jimi Hendrix 's . |
| 4 | I had not had the benefit of that lovely electricity for long , but how I did miss it when it absented itself . |
| 5 | There were moments when I did get upset by it , but I never let her see it . |
| 6 | I can dramatize this by discussing the one time when I did try to aim for a distant target . |
| 7 | remember how when I did buy it I I consulted with you to se , to show that we we were both compatible . |
| 8 | However I did manage to get out of bed at about 6.30 a.m. , feed and myself and get us both to the stadium at the appointed time for the team photo call . |
| 9 | However I did throw in a little bit of doubt , there was a possible objection there that you might have apacked you sound a little bit doubtful Mrs , do you have a problem with that |
| 10 | However I did get a bit cheesed off with the movie 's rather plodding pace . |
| 11 | However I did find the coverage of the police chasing a joyrider ( or a ‘ deathrider ’ as some people chose to call them ) very informative . |
| 12 | Some of these chemicals do n't mix with water and this is why I did mention COSHH because they are working in er conditions and with chemicals that probably do n't mix with water , but you should know what the buffer is , yeah ? |