Example sentences of "did [pers pn] ever " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did I ever tell you about when Daddy and I went to Greece on our honeymoon . |
| 2 | Why , why did I ever leave my home ? |
| 3 | He prefaced a book called Bringing Up Children In A Difficult Time with a ‘ Statement of an anti-permissive author ’ : ‘ How did I ever get the reputation of being an advocate of excessive permissiveness ? ’ he asked plaintively and disingenuously . |
| 4 | Why , he thought — if one can be said to think in dreams — did I ever take this on ? |
| 5 | Oh , Christ , why did I ever get into this business ? |
| 6 | In the seven years we lived there , only once did I ever meet another fisherman on my favourite part of the river ; and over the years I came to know the South Tyne and its wildlife as well as Mole or Rat in Wind and the Willows ever knew their water . |
| 7 | ‘ Did I ever tell you about Harriet and the spaceship ? |
| 8 | How did I ever fall for a paper-clip ? |
| 9 | ‘ Did I ever tell you , ’ wrote Kafka to Felice , ‘ that I admire my father ? |
| 10 | In the many conversations I had with Ronnie that year , I never heard Ronnie deny it ; nor did I ever know him to be disloyal . |
| 11 | Later , over a dram , Cam would regale me with tales of female conquests. ‘ did I ever tell you about wee Sheila ? ’ he 'd say , licking his lips . |
| 12 | One began , chillingly , ‘ Did I ever tell you about the day we found the nurse 's body in the cellar ? ’ |
| 13 | And why Did I ever tell you , as though I were an old friend ? |
| 14 | When did I ever ask to see the Chief Rabbit before ? " |
| 15 | ‘ Did I ever tell you about the Man who Let the Evil Out ? ’ |
| 16 | When did I ever mess your things ? " |
| 17 | As the landlady 's footsteps died away , Miss Malcolm ( how could I ever , did I ever , think of her as ‘ Miss Malcolm ? ’ ) stirred . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , there were good times and bad times , ’ said Connor , adding reminiscently , ‘ Did I ever tell you of the night I stood up to Jack Johnson ? ’ |
| 19 | " I say , Lyn , did I ever tell you how I actually got into one of the old mines when I was a kid ? " |
| 20 | ‘ My dear fellow , did I ever tell you about the way two men and two ladies I once met on Mykonos made love ? ’ |
| 21 | Did I ever tell you ? " |
| 22 | Did I ever say anything about a demonstration ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Did I ever — I mean , since we split up — did I ever — did we communicate at all ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Did I ever — I mean , since we split up — did I ever — did we communicate at all ? ’ |
| 25 | Did I ever tell you about the time I was thrown into a lake up in the — ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Did I ever tell you that you 're the most despicable man I ever met ? |
| 27 | Did I ever do anything so wrong as a child that I should deserve to suffer for evermore ? |
| 28 | ROBBIE Did I ever ask him to ? |
| 29 | Did I ever tell you about the time in the Persian Empire when- ’ |
| 30 | Did I ever give the slightest sign … ? ’ |