Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] we did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course we did have gangs , as do as other places : London , Birmingham , Manchester , Liverpool , Cardiff , etc . |
| 2 | Because of course we did put er these proposals , most of these proposals until we 've had to erm at the board meeting er and we did give them full publicity in the Cambridge Evening News a couple of weeks ago . |
| 3 | ‘ It was one of the few bits of information we did manage to pick up on the grapevine . |
| 4 | We regret the things we failed to do , we reproach ourselves for things we did do and feel relief that we have moved on . |
| 5 | I 've already earmarked the cage drilling machine just in case we did require it , to make sure that no parts were taken off it to support the next one . |
| 6 | I wanted to double up all Wavebreaker 's standing rigging , just in case we did try to take her across the ocean . |
| 7 | And erm I , when I was in , in hospital we did have triplets two of those lived alright though . |
| 8 | Yeah page seven er er I think that speaking from memory we did want that made clear that that er was the recognition of the achievements of the groundsman handyman , particularly in relation to the high standards of upkeep in the park . |
| 9 | In fact we did find a clear difference between the three- and the four-year-olds : the younger ones typically pointed to the box with the chocolate and the older children to the empty box . |
| 10 | ‘ In retrospect we did make some questionable decisions , ’ Mr Warren told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 11 | The night before I kept it hot , and hot , and hot , and hot , and by time we did get it at quarter to eight I says to him , oh this is horrible , this ! |