Example sentences of "[vb -s] [that] [pron] did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well it so happens that I did intend you to do a paramount of talking this afternoon , so it 's quite convenient in a way that we are being recorded . |
| 2 | Lynda says that she did think long and hard about changing careers — not least about the fact that as a Stoy 's partner she could soon be drawing a six figure profit share , compared to the substantially lower salary she would get at C&R . |
| 3 | His wife Anne says that he DID drink in Saudi , but would never have committed the more serious offence of running a still and selling its produce . |
| 4 | But yes he confirms that he did ask |
| 5 | If a breakdown does occur , we rush to our files to extract the relevant memo which shows that we did tell the boss what was happening — that is , we cover ourselves . |
| 6 | It appears that he did search for 3-dimensional examples but could find none without divisors of zero . |
| 7 | This can be illustrated by a sentence in the active such as They did n't see him cross the street , which in fact usually implies that he did cross the street , even though he was not seen doing it . |
| 8 | However that may be , Cnut 's considerable generosity to Canterbury implies that he did have good relations with Æthelnoth , and this possibly made him the more determined to control the selection of his successor . |
| 9 | Caused by a dispute with the film 's producers over money , it 's sorted out now , but Broderick confesses that he did feel angry . |