Example sentences of "[subord] it did [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The computer made slightly fewer incorrect diagnoses than its human rivals , although it did less well in making firm diagnoses .
2 The father was on for the whole of the second act of The Hooded Owl , and never had that part of the play passed as slowly as it did that evening .
3 It is no good the Labour party seeking again and again — as it did this morning — excuses for why people offend .
4 The National Gallery must be very satisfied to have concluded as it did last week .
5 Not surprisingly , it occasionally mislays one or two , as it did last week .
6 Will the outswinger still swing as late as it did last summer ? ’
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