Example sentences of "[conj] did [pers pn] ever [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor did he ever speak of his first wife , her mother . |
| 2 | Nor did he ever measure more energy in the bangs and heat than he put in from the electricity supply . |
| 3 | Joel Swanson did not understand , nor did he ever expect to understand , exactly what was going on , but the kind of activity he seemed to be hearing about , in snatches only , was more or less exactly what he 'd expect from his wife 's relatives . |
| 4 | But Baccy never used a curse word , nor did he ever take the briar pipe out of his mouth despite having abandoned the tobacco habit on joining the church at the age of eighteen . |
| 5 | He never sought to crush you , nor did he ever take refuge in insult or invective . |
| 6 | In the many conversations I had with Ronnie that year , I never heard Ronnie deny it ; nor did I ever know him to be disloyal . |
| 7 | Do you think the Betty Ford Clinic would have helped him , and did he ever get tempted ? |
| 8 | ‘ And did you ever go with the girl to her house ? |
| 9 | And did you ever meet up with your friends from Nottingham at that time ? |
| 10 | And did you ever do so when you lived elsewhere , di you ever feel you , the need |
| 11 | And did you ever see such a bonny piece ? |
| 12 | ‘ And did you ever see her again ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Just look at the brilliance of that yellow forsythia — and did you ever see such a border of anemones ? ’ |
| 14 | And did you ever hear of saltpetre being used ? |
| 15 | And did you ever hear of tensions building up amongst the men ? |
| 16 | And did you ever use the expression , on a different subject , er a burn sticks ? |
| 17 | Did you have any writing ability , and did you ever get any chance to write songs for Elvis ? |
| 18 | Do n't get me wrong , last year saw some important and valuable contributions in this field , but did they ever stop to consider the impact of this deluge on the buying public ? |
| 19 | ‘ Okay but did you ever reread Hamlet as power politics destabilisation covert operations ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I know you do n't like homeless people being stereotyped as a bunch of alcoholics , ’ she began , ‘ but did you ever meet any of the real meths drinkers ? ’ |