Example sentences of "[adj] they did [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This they did not do . |
| 2 | This they did not do and they should have ascertained by sticking writing into the National Westminster Bank to confirm that sufficient funds were available for the completion of the proposed transaction and that the terms upon which this finance was to be made available had been agreed . |
| 3 | Arguments have arisen over proposals to introduce automatic parole for short-term prisoners ; also over the possibility of dividing every sentence of three years or under into three parts : imprisonment , supervised release , and remission ( which Lords Justices on the criminal side of the Court of Appeal made clear they did not like ) . |
| 4 | But electors ca n't be ordered around in the way Labour Party members can , and they have made pretty clear they did n't like the result ( neither do Labour Party members , which is why they have left in droves ) . |
| 5 | I 'm afraid they did n't do their homework . ’ |
| 6 | Erm , but the , they were totally honest they did n't feel |
| 7 | You always say you 're glad they did n't catch you . ’ |
| 8 | A crowd of farm workers had seen the fire and run into the field to help save the wheat , but they were so confused they did not know what to do . |
| 9 | Towards the end of the 1870s they did gradually become more outspoken in pressing the case for tariff protection and against any legislation which would interfere with their rights as employers . |
| 10 | Lucky they did not have a dog , indeed , but still completely dangerous . |
| 11 | I suppose I was lucky they did not kill me . |
| 12 | Lucky they did n't specify they required a Ph.D . |
| 13 | With his respiratory problem , he was lucky they did n't move him much . |
| 14 | It 's lucky they did n't choose to call themselves Captain America or something silly like that , because it might have proved embarrassing . |
| 15 | Two psychiatrists said that although Bourgois was mentally ill they did not believe he needed to be detained further . |
| 16 | Her feet and hands were so cold they did n't seem to belong to her , but that was nothing to the coldness inside . |
| 17 | Because these they did n't want your table legs to go wandering about . |
| 18 | However , despite some change in secondary selection , it remains the case , most remarkably , that though wartime and free education made the arguments of economy , fairness and impartiality more applicable they did not make them universally acceptable . |
| 19 | ‘ We had to make sure they did n't think we were a bunch of supermen and that they were aware that things could go wrong , ’ said a source . |
| 20 | He also made sure they did n't go anywhere near Evelyn or Rose whom he took to be troublemakers . |
| 21 | He 's sure they did n't go over Holborn Viaduct , because that was the way he went . ’ |
| 22 | Nigel also told every journalist proudly that he was ‘ married with one son ’ , although he made damn sure they did n't interview him at home , where they might meet his wife , or worse still , her friends . |
| 23 | The Brigadier said , ‘ You 're sure they did n't spot you at the hotel ? ’ |
| 24 | It was a little bit awkward , because she wanted to spend a long weekend there in July , and I had to sort out the dates with Alex to make sure they did n't clash . |
| 25 | ‘ Are you sure they did n't do anything ? ’ |
| 26 | This way , he could send an officer along from the SIB to make sure they did n't nick your spoons . |
| 27 | They were not locked in , but a guard was posted outside to make sure they did n't escape . |
| 28 | They went for more , but Nicky Hammond in the Town goal made sure they did n't have too many happy returns . |
| 29 | They seemed to keep up a fairly regular speed and , although it was bumpy , she 's sure they did n't climb any steep hills in a low gear . |
| 30 | Make sure they did n't get in touch . |