Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [pron] did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well it 'd show willing if we did get a bit of all on would n't it ? |
| 2 | It 'd be funny if she did fall on her nose . |
| 3 | Diana , unused to the hurly burly of school life , was quiet and shy although she did have her friend , Alexandra Loyd to keep her company . |
| 4 | Unlike Spurgeon , Parker was a keen and fairly radical Liberal although he did support the Boer War . |
| 5 | It is true that it would not prevent the mortgagee taking possession , though it made his position in some degree uncomfortable if he did take possession . |
| 6 | Erm we did an initial pilot run of nine hundred and seven , er and we had them redirected here which was quite fortunate cos we did find some er previously unthought of errors , erm there were two categories , these are ones where , since the renewal date , they 've had er a decrease erm sorry an increase which meant that erm we 're now quoting on their benefit statement as at last renewal , they 've got today 's er premium which of course is wrong , so we 've had those redirected in future , inside here . |
| 7 | It would be very it would be very considerate if you did try and answer a little bit briefer alright ? |
| 8 | but we stayed home then , yeah I 'm not quite sure where you did go |
| 9 | Nice to see Bruce get injured although he did seem to recover . |
| 10 | Yeah , then you I know , but John I mean you 'd be up for a good couple of grand if you did stick it out . |
| 11 | Emmie felt guilty because she did think that . |
| 12 | So when I was actually pregnant , although it would be fairer on me and the baby and everybody concerned if I did have an abortion , he made me know that he did n't really want me to have one . |
| 13 | She must of turns her , hers up full cos it did go cold did n't it I mean , outside ? |
| 14 | On no account should he be allowed simply to get in his car and drive around before he has been pronounced competent to drive , and has organized his driving licence and insurance accordingly , if for no other reason than that his insurance would be invalid if he did have an accident . |
| 15 | This clearance was important because I did intend to ask one or two questions about a matter which had already been aired in several books and articles , her love affair with H. G. Wells and the child of that union , the writer Anthony West . |
| 16 | er , and if you , not quite as short as you did last time , you see when you combed it up last time it was right up to the top just a little bit |
| 17 | But he was pleased when I did take off at his command . |
| 18 | And I felt so happy and excited so I did ring him up . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I bet you 'd be amazed if you did see one , eh ? ’ |
| 20 | And there were a ninety yard dr drop but er Had it happen it very often of course , but it was rather unnerving when it did happen . |
| 21 | But she was usually annoyed when she did get home . |
| 22 | ‘ It would be so nice if you did come and live near us when you 're married , ’ said Jannie wistfully . |
| 23 | It would be different if you really did love him , but I do n't think you do … certainly not enough to make the kind of sacrifices that would be necessary if you did marry him . ’ |
| 24 | She was breathless when she did catch up with him outside on the front doorstep . |
| 25 | Fear against them , I still would n't put it past them , I 'm not saying they will , I 'd be very surprised if they did try to get cos they 're cos they 're on the sort of er the brink of being excepted by the rest of the world again , you know , but up until a couple of years ago , this thing happened , you know conventional warfare were and they only way we can stop them is by nuclear warfare 's |
| 26 | No it 's not entirely true cos we did have a budget for overtime |
| 27 | The counsellor feared that would be the last she heard from him so she was pleasantly surprised when he did come the following week , bearing a letter from Susie in Denmark . |