Example sentences of "[noun sg] did [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What sort of instrument did you normally use ? |
| 2 | ‘ Funnily enough , that 's why the whole episode did him less harm than it might have done . |
| 3 | Only on his way home did he suddenly realize that illness could have prevented her from meeting him , and only when he entered the farmhouse that evening did he discover that she was dead . |
| 4 | Only in the War of Independence did they occasionally raise their voices against ‘ the rich ’ . |
| 5 | He said : " To the best of my recollection , at no time and in no place did I ever say " break bones ' . " |
| 6 | I 'm sure that bloody corset did me more harm than good . |
| 7 | No , hardly put it down in his C V , Des O'Connor singer Did they ever make that ? |
| 8 | well the questions a very simple one , back in January nineteen eighty eight , on any occasion you spoke to Mr either before or after the first article did you ever raise this question with the solicitors letter ? |
| 9 | ‘ What the heck did she ever see in that one ? ’ |
| 10 | After all , what evidence did I really have ? |
| 11 | What in God 's name did she ever do to you ? ’ |
| 12 | What were these what was the sales area of the how much sales area did you actually release in the first half and how much do you expect to go in the second ? |
| 13 | Take no notice did you ever see a programme about erm , I forget his name now but he used to dance with Sammy Davis er man in he 's nearly seventy now I suppose but him and his brother go to this place in New York and it showed him outside in the street |
| 14 | How many people even on the Sunday , or , or last week , on Monday morning did you just get out of bed ? |
| 15 | Only at the end of a very long career did he occasionally depart from the highest standards of restrained good taste . |
| 16 | ‘ What consideration did you ever show me ? ’ |
| 17 | Like her Mum did you just say ? |
| 18 | In what corner of what foreign field did he still keep the faith , further the revolution , wake up his current lover at three in the morning to discuss the delicate interweavings of class and race . |
| 19 | Not until I arrived on the 18th tee 1-down did it suddenly occur to me that I was on the point of losing . |
| 20 | When our member then appealed to the Regional Secretary and said , well , I think I do wan na appeal and go further than this because I feel I 'm right , what letter did we then get in reply . |
| 21 | The beginning of the text is evidently concerned with interpreting the testator 's intention : when he said scio did he really mean to bind his freedman to perform a trust ? |
| 22 | She was very attached to her brother Joshua Cristall [ q.v. ] , who later became an eminent water-colourist : ‘ They studied together as children , and hand in hand did they daily walk to London for their schooling when the family lived at Rotherhithe ’ ( J. L. Roget ) . |
| 23 | How in the hell did I ever get into this ? |
| 24 | ‘ Put me down , ’ she whispered through dry lips , and only after what seemed an eternity did he slowly lower her to one side . |
| 25 | ‘ What time did he usually get home ? ’ |
| 26 | What time did you finally go to bed ? |
| 27 | At no time did I ever have one of them ever say to me that they were erm against foxes , but all of a sudden we find ourselves being issued with a er petition from tenant farmers which says that they are against er people like me that er er pro banning , it 's very like er Mr , we ca n't attack Mr cos he 's no longer here but on the , on the issue of er , I C I brought ou . |
| 28 | But at no stage did he ever approach the status of a great butler . |
| 29 | ‘ However , ’ Benjamin stared at Rachel , his face betraying his hurt at being used by her , ‘ only after examining the Templar chapel following Damien 's death did I really begin to suspect Mistress Rachel . |
| 30 | What injury did she ever do you — or any living soul , for that matter ? ’ |