Example sentences of "the [noun pl] did [vb infin] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the parties did undergo some transformation as they adapted to a changing political climate . |
| 2 | ‘ The investors did commission some initial market research before they invested their money , ’ says former Institute president Mike Lickiss , who is currently ATV 's independent chairman . |
| 3 | Generally , most of the men did feel some guilt and disliked fiddling , but said , ‘ I do n't like it but I have to ’ . |
| 4 | But on the whole the ex-slaves did acquire some land ( though not the '40 acres and a mule' of which they dreamed ) and the ex-serfs , though losing some of the land to the lords , especially in the regions of expanding commercial agriculture , remained peasants . |
| 5 | In spite of their general conservatism the bivalves did produce some short-lived , bizarre forms with no living survivors . |