Example sentences of "[coord] we did [vb infin] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we did manage to get the contract from him after . |
| 2 | England did n't quite make it in the Rugby World Cup but we did manage to fight rival bids from the likes of Sweden , Austria and Canada to host the prestigious Hair Olympics '94 . |
| 3 | There were a couple of numbers in the set where we could stretch out if we wanted to , but we did manage to keep a nice , loose feel in everything . ’ |
| 4 | " The next one can be yours , if this one is n't right , but we did agree to do it this way ; it was just luck it 's my answer first . |
| 5 | But we did have to wait until the chimpanzees completely accepted out presence before we were able to observe the other food-gathering behaviour that truly sets apart the forest chimpanzees — regular co-operative hunting . |
| 6 | But we did have to boost up chlorine levels in areas , because they were n't high enough . |