Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] [pers pn] did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was important to me that I did tell them individually because on their own I felt I could get their attention and having to explain why I felt like this , but more than that , I wanted them to fully understand that all of a sudden I was n't a lesbian whose name was Carla — I was still Carla , except that I just had different feelings . |
| 2 | The police are very unwilling to interfere in family matters and apparently when she threatened to go to the police whatever he told her he would say to them if she did report her daughter missing convinced her it would be useless for her to take such action . |
| 3 | Now our Dawn told me cos I did say to her I said here I said er Bet did say that . |
| 4 | ‘ He thinks I wo n't remember my lines , ’ thought Gabriel , ‘ or that I 'll rush them like I did last time . |
| 5 | If you if you did get how would how would |
| 6 | ‘ But would she tell you if she did know ? |
| 7 | He said , ‘ Would Chrissie tell you if she did hear from Jack ? ’ |
| 8 | She was just someone vaguely in the background of his life to whom he was courtesy itself when they did encounter each other . |
| 9 | You said something about it had a no you have n't shown me but you did tell me about it . |
| 10 | Do n't worry and always ask me if there 's something that we did last time and I start ta |
| 11 | Your worships , Mr works for Wallbank aerials in Worley and he works for them as an engineer his vehicle was erm something that he did use for work , but unfortunately as a result of the accident his has been written off and he has n't yet been able to er , replace it and so he 's having to be erm er , chauffeured by the company to do his er his work . |
| 12 | His vehicle was erm something that he did use for work but unfortunately as a result of the accident his has been written off and he has n't yet been able to er replace it and so he 's having to be erm er chauffeured by the company to do his er his work . |
| 13 | So this is the same idea and if there 's a star Something that I did see a wee while ago , I saw a f a light very close down to the horizon and I said I 've never seen a star so bright way down there . |
| 14 | Charles and Diana may not have had many interests in common when they first met , but one that they did have , and have enjoyed together throughout their marriage , is skiing . |
| 15 | ‘ But it shows she was trying everything and it did put an end to the sightings at that time . ’ |
| 16 | I mean I think there 's the same problem with children in a sense , I mean , you you talking about confronting them with the realities of the world and I suppose I perhaps if we if we did expose ourselves to the erm to the true meaning of what 's going on in the world , we could n't handle it psychologically without stopping it , without doing something about it . |
| 17 | I do n't know if she 'll have kids , when she 'll have kids , or if your mother would let you have one if she did have kids ! |
| 18 | If she could tell no one else she admitted to herself that she did like shit . |
| 19 | ‘ I got out of her that she did know about Parkin 's goings-on with Nicola Sharpe . ’ |
| 20 | The crash in her ear as his phone went down told her that he did mind — and very much too ! |
| 21 | She felt disloyal in not telling Jenny of Matthew 's inconsequential fickleness , and yet Jenny would probably not believe her if she did tell . |
| 22 | To be honest , she could n't really blame him if he did feel that way , though none of her own actions had been deliberate . |
| 23 | Mr Rose himself wanted to move but his wife did not and threatened to leave him if he did accept the offer of employment in Huntingdon . |
| 24 | We did n't actually speak to him but we did get an ‘ all right boys ? ’ as he went past . ’ |
| 25 | I I can not see that it can have because it was n't actually put to him but he did mention twice in his judgement that he was aware of this new material and as Neil Bennet said , we 'll have to wait and see what that is . |
| 26 | The question did not appear to surprise her but it did surprise him , as did the very fact that they were walking so companionably together . |
| 27 | But he also gives you a feeling that she was trying to show the difference good and evil , in other words , Jane refused to hate her but she did hate her . |
| 28 | How old were they when they did run away ? |
| 29 | And he had no idea of where to go , and how to find her — nor of what he would say to her when he did find her , either at the embassy or anywhere else she might have gone . |
| 30 | And here we did see , by particular favour , the body of Queen Katherine of Valois ; and I had the upper part of her body in my hands , and I did kiss her mouth , reflecting upon it that I did kiss a Queene , and this was my birthday , thirty-six years old , that I did kiss a Queene . ’ |