Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] did [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boot-and-brushing room , where Twomey did the hunting clothes and Dada 's clothes and boots and shoes ; a lesser room for lamps and other people 's boots and shoes . |
| 2 | I did say that their attitude has changed from a generation ago and I think they are doing more at home than men did a generation ago . |
| 3 | When I was a student , the alkanes were known as methane , ethane , propane , butane , pentane etc , and it was generally accepted that not until pentane did the name indicate the number of carbon atoms involved . |
| 4 | He was reported to have said that Pakistan had in 1991 frozen production of highly enriched uranium , meeting one of the US demands , but would only destroy its weapons cores if India did the same . |
| 5 | On the first-floor terrace they sat at the round table while Roman did the honours with gin and tonics . |
| 6 | At the finish the Hungarians outsprinted the Belgians while Ballard/Slater did the same to Williams/Martin a couple of minutes later . |
| 7 | ALL RAF INCOMING AIRMEN SPENT THREE WEEKS AT BLACKPOOL FOR DRILLING OR ‘ SQUARE-BASHING ’ , WHILE WAAFS DID THE SAME AT NEARBY MORCAMBE — AND THE TWAIN NEVER MET ! |
| 8 | Sebastian was home too that night , and chatted amiably with him while Leith did a few ‘ finishing off ’ chores in the kitchen . |
| 9 | After we had finished our toad-in-the-hole made with soya chunks and apple dappy , we cleared away and washed up while Bedelia did the ironing . |
| 10 | ‘ I doubt whether Christina did the cooking , darling , ’ Susanna drawled . |
| 11 | Czechs monopolized agriculture as Germans did the towns so this decoration is much concerned with idealizing the Czechs at the expense of the Germans . |
| 12 | I really began to sense it when David did a Midnight Special show in 1973 . |
| 13 | When England did the same in 1752 we lost 11 days . |
| 14 | Juliet felt rather embarrassed when Nigel did the same , holding her body against his , while his hands moved suggestively over her hips , his mouth seeking hers . |
| 15 | Evidently this belonged to the couple , for they settled down as though at home and made no objection when Hazel did the same . |
| 16 | It is all about those poor girls who behave as Rose did the other night , and suggests that a decent wage might prevent them from indulging in such conduct . ’ |
| 17 | These ‘ would seem to have been traditional at the time , for Ormandy did the same in his Philadelphia recording . |
| 18 | Now I I 'm your least sporting person , but I quite like a good test game and I was in Australia when Packer did the whole thing with what I call Pack a Ball one day cricket . |
| 19 | When Culley did the same , he found himself holding a cold roach . |
| 20 | Having watched the game live on the telly I though Leeds did a great job containing the scum , and remember we went the closest to scoring in the end ! |