Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's , what made you actually choose this position ? |
| 2 | Those of us who knew him well see this as the beginning of his caring career which was evident in all that he did . |
| 3 | The blackbirds that saw it quickly treated this bird as though it were potentially dangerous and mobbed it , even when their fellows could not see the owl and so were making no noise . |
| 4 | I knew he now realized this was serious , but I was not sure I had got through to him how serious . |
| 5 | Did I really want this young man — oh , not now , this minute , pressed on top of me — but tomorrow , and the days after , breathing down my neck ? |
| 6 | But did I really need this ? |
| 7 | Why , he thought — if one can be said to think in dreams — did I ever take this on ? |
| 8 | Did you knowingly work this miracle ? |
| 9 | How did you really track this woman down ? ’ |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | I know that was you but y you do n't , I mean I remember u the fire we used to have here and it was n't till I gave it to a friend , I mean we kept here for a year alright , lucky enough , we did n't use it anyway I gave to a friend who doing car boot , I found it in the attic an he said to me Brenda , he said , did you ever use this fire ? |
| 12 | ‘ Hey , Dixie , did you ever see this white van ? ’ |
| 13 | So why did she now feel this frightening apprehension — a deep , numbing fear of what lay ahead ? |
| 14 | Why on earth did she always feel this need to antagonise him ? she wondered irritably . |
| 15 | The tradesman who put him there knew this , and hoped that by being removed to such unfamiliar and unpleasant surroundings his debtor would soon see the sense of agreeing to do what would immediately return him to the comparative comfort of his own home , namely to surrender , in settlement of his debt , the real estate which the law did not allow the trader to touch . |
| 16 | Welcome to Ireland , and their comfortable , confusing , delightful brand of hospitality — And did they always keep this room made up for guests ? |
| 17 | But did they really believe this ? |
| 18 | Did he ever transcend this somewhat romanticized attitude towards the universe , which did conflict with his own avowed scientific naturalism ? |
| 19 | They said at the trial that he was a kind husband , a good neighbour — why did he suddenly do this terrible thing ? |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm expecting something from an old friend and I just remembered he only has this address for me . ’ |
| 21 | Why , oh , why had she ever started this ? |
| 22 | Had she really deserved this ? |
| 23 | Had he really chosen this pain as the way to spend his last minutes ? |