Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [adv] [conj] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | It applied only prospectively and did not have the effect of rendering unlawful conduct which had previously been lawful . |
| 2 | It was definitely a case of two points lost , but I am more disappointed that we played so well and did not win . ’ |
| 3 | It also emerged that the oil was a light crude , which meant it dispersed more easily and did not soak into sandy beaches or adhere to birds ' feathers in the way that the heavy crude of the Exxon Valdez had done . |
| 4 | It had fewer reporters , fewer offices and relied more heavily than did the Times on official press releases from the Government and its news agency , ZANA . |
| 5 | And this morning we got as far as did n't we ? |
| 6 | Evidence of extent of planning programmes varied as widely as did descriptions of training undertaken . |
| 7 | She watched very carefully and did exactly as he did except that when he had given two low bows she did ‘ two quick bobs ’ . |
| 8 | Gabriel looked hopelessly away and did not reply . |
| 9 | So the tradition of ‘ arrangiarsi ’ , of having a network of ‘ contacts ’ ( ‘ He who has more saints gets to Paradise , ’ they say in Naples ) and of having rock-like families to protect you if you did n't make out , grew as naturally as did the Mafia and the Camorra as systems of rough justice and violent ‘ government ’ . |
| 10 | Further those who managed to survive the first university term did reasonably well but did not excel . |
| 11 | Jazz rhythms emerged as easily as did the eastern element and music of genuine integrity was the result . |
| 12 | He felt that she should have cared enough to confide in us , where really she cared too much and did n't . |