Example sentences of "[noun prp] did [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Now my relationship with David did actually include sex , but it was never initiated on that basis as he 'd come to my flat only as a lodger and during the course of the time he was there , we slept together .
2 But fortunately there would be no embarrassment : when Megan did eventually mention Hugh Templar , it was in passing , and with respect , along with John Wyndham and Arthur C. Clarke and Ursula le Guin .
3 A dental specialist , Dr Bernard Sims , has told the court that if the original whack from Lenny McLean did indeed break Humphreys 's jaw , he would not have been able to speak coherently afterwards .
4 First , he began , and said that Qaddafi did indeed have faults : that was inescapable , all men have faults ; but it was wrong to believe that everything Sadat said about him because Sadat too had faults , and he also had a purpose in saying what he said .
5 It hardly matters whether either of these stories is true , we know that cork was available , although not in France , and that Dom Pérignon did eventually use cork-stoppers for his wines , as corked bottles were dug up at Hautvillers when Moët & Chandon renovated the abbey in the late 1970s during its operations to turn it into a museum .
6 If ACET did somehow reclaim tax on the covenant then you would be liable to pay income tax to the Inland Revenue on the amount of your covenant payment .
7 If ACET did somehow reclaim tax on the payment then you would be liable to pay income tax to the Inland Revenue on the amount of your Gift Aid payment .
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