Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] did he [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet so well did my father hide his feelings , so professionally did he carry out his duties , that on his departure the General had actually complimented Mr John Silvers on the excellence of his butler and had left an unusually large tip in appreciation — which my father without hesitation asked his employer to donate to a charity . |
| 2 | Only slowly did he trace the interference to the calculator , battery powered , made by Casio . |
| 3 | Only slowly did he release the strap , as if he was reluctant to do so , and it stretched her nerves unbearably . |
| 4 | So compulsively did he watch me empty my glass that he drained his own in compulsive sympathy . |
| 5 | The temptation to evade the truth was suddenly almost more than Harry could bear , so achingly did he want to go home . |
| 6 | Henry was an exacting master , possessed of so much energy that it was popularly rumoured that he could fly , so swiftly did he travel from place to place . |
| 7 | After a time I found myself frequently addressing him as ‘ Father ’ , so naturally did he touch the gentle docile side of me . |
| 8 | In my view this restaurant 's three year old is a model of good behaviour : his tantrums are rare and only once did he complain about a lack of attention by peeing on the floor right between my feet and his mother 's . |
| 9 | Only once did he stop , having looped back towards the City , in Finsbury Circus . |
| 10 | Only once did he seem really surprised . |
| 11 | Only gradually did he become conscious of a commotion in the darkness beside him . |
| 12 | She was a confident , outgoing girl who usually interacted quite happily with people of either sex and any age , but she was reduced to silence in Luke Scott 's presence , so deeply did he disturb her . |
| 13 | From the back of the hummock a figure appeared and began moving unhurriedly up the hill on an irregular route , at times coming obliquely towards the Friar , and then abruptly changing direction and seeming to go away from him : thus tacking and weaving the man was as inconspicuous as a partridge on ploughland , so that if the Friar turned his eyes from him for a moment he was difficult to rediscover , so perfectly did he merge with the duns , browns , russets , and half-greens of the wood . |
| 14 | He had longed to be reunited with his family from the moment he had learned of his father 's demise — but only now did he recognize the depth of his longing . |
| 15 | Merckx was known as ‘ the cannibal ’ , so often did he scoop up the prizes , even in minor events when he might have been expected to allow minor or local riders to have their day . |
| 16 | mm , how long ago did he finish then ? |
| 17 | How long ago did he lose his wife then ? |
| 18 | So well did he play that Palace signed him from Leicester as soon as the opportunity arose . |
| 19 | So well did he play that he was named man of the match . |
| 20 | Only then did he return to the newspaper . |
| 21 | Only then did he move his hand back , indicating that Tuan Ti Fo should take the stones away . |
| 22 | Only then did he reach out and thumb the lock . |
| 23 | As soon as he realised his mistake he tried to go into reverse , but once America sent troops to Saudi Arabia the dictator was trapped : only then did he make Kuwait the 19th province and drop all talk of withdrawing . |
| 24 | As this was fastened and he was made ready for departure , the prince for the first time seemed ill-at-ease — as if only then did he sense the poignancy of the moment and was after all loath to go . |
| 25 | Only then did he stand with his back to the fireplace and look about the room . |
| 26 | Only then did he realise he was outside a church — Father Poole 's church . |
| 27 | Only then did he realise the extent of his prize . |
| 28 | Only then did he drop back onto his own chair . |
| 29 | Only then did he zip himself up and reach for the telephone . |
| 30 | Only then did he carry him back to the entrance . |