Example sentences of "and [subord] [pron] did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , the Whig MP John Hervey had to work extremely hard to cultivate the corporation , and although he did use various financial incentives , he found that the best way to keep their support was by serving their interests both locally and in Parliament . |
| 2 | He joined the Young Communist League , and although he did attend lectures , he used his time in London as an opportunity to deepen his commitment to the abolition of poverty by establishing communism in England . |
| 3 | If WEU had a role , it was to ensure the closest possible cooperation within NATO , and although it did play a limited role in the Saar settlement , it remained essentially a paper organisation . |
| 4 | J. decided he wanted a photograph of me , and although I did tease him a bit about this — what did he want a photograph of me for when I was there in front of him most of the time ? — at his insistence I finally went and had it done . |
| 5 | ‘ And supposing I did talk to someone about my job ? ’ |
| 6 | But then again yo you 're you 're advised against going over the speed limit that most people do , I do I I tell yo like I said I 'm not a saint cos like a couple of times when I was first driving , especially in my fucking sprint cos it was a quick car I used to drive up people 's arses and wait until I could overtake them and if they did slow down that used to incense me and I 'd fucking , I 'd go right up there arse and then probably try and cut them up when I went , overtook them and I s fucking learnt , I got a I had a couple of close calls like , people are slamming brakes on and stuff |
| 7 | Most of them left me alone whilst I wrote and if they did want something they waited till I looked up . |
| 8 | And if they did give you the sack you would be walked away to the army I expect . |
| 9 | It also transpired that the couple owned their own house and if they did move to Huntingdon , they would have to live in a council house . |
| 10 | " And if we did get out , what would we do ? " squeaked Lollo , my sister . |
| 11 | We should never have got rid of the little Fiat we used to have which started first time every time and if anything did go wrong you could fix it with an elastic band or a bit of string , Gianluigi used to say , although personally I 'm hopeless with machinery . |
| 12 | We know of course that this mother has the normal strong biological drive to care for her offspring , and if she did handle him would no doubt develop an emotional involvement . |
| 13 | And if she did come in she always made sure that she had somebody else with her . |
| 14 | And if she did slip away , why did it matter to him ? |
| 15 | That was in her favour , and if she did happen to be a female tea leaf , well , he was the last person entitled to throw stones . |
| 16 | And if it did happen , your physical health could be just the first of many things you lose , that you take for granted now . |
| 17 | And if it did work he would n't have to build his plane . |
| 18 | I ai n't got ten shillings , and if I did have I 'd give it to the kids . |
| 19 | ‘ And if I did know , would I be telling you ? |
| 20 | And if I did come and sit face to face across the desk , it would have a discipline . |
| 21 | And if he did make his bed and then come in extra early this morning , like as not he 'd have relocked the door and set the internal alarms . " |
| 22 | And if he did attempt to round up the collection , he only had to miss one to arouse suspicion . |
| 23 | Because you ca n't keep him under wraps for ever , and if you did marry him , you 'd have to be sure he would n't stray in your sister 's direction . |
| 24 | And if you did smear it , there was all hell to pay because then , Margaret , your cousin , would have to retype it . |
| 25 | I 'm actually concerned that if we , did anybody know about this issue earlier on because I think this has been going on for quite some time erm probably over the last two years and if anyone did know then why did n't they address it before and if anyone did n't know , why not ? |
| 26 | It took Russell almost three weeks to call Ellen for a date and when they did meet he was 45 minutes late . |
| 27 | Erm , and when they did complain to somebody , like a company man you know well that 's all the farther it went . |
| 28 | And when they did get out , the response from the all-important fleets was lukewarm and enthusiasm from private buyers greatly tempered by the general sales collapse of December and January . |
| 29 | ‘ The service to the frontmen was n't good enough and when we did get the ball to them , we immediately gave it away , ’ he said . |
| 30 | And when it did arrive , I knew that Kano was still one thousand , seven hundred miles away over mountains and dunes , almost as far from me as Manchester , my home , where , as I turned ruefully north , I wished I had stayed . |