Example sentences of "it did [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It did rather trash the town . |
| 2 | It did however reflect a sense of Britain 's central role in a world-wide economy and permitted individuals to believe they could contribute to a good cause without relying upon government or becoming enmeshed in politics . |
| 3 | It did however have a Part III home for elderly mentally infirm clients and a day centre operated by a voluntary organisation ; there was also a growing private residential sector . |
| 4 | One of the effects of this reflation was a huge surge in imports and a record trade deficit , but it did also restrict the growth of unemployment . |
| 5 | Annexed to the notice was a document entitled ‘ Guidance for persons being interviewed at Elm House under section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 ’ This was largely concerned with the physical circumstances in which the interview would be conducted , but it did also inform the recipient of the notice that : |
| 6 | It did not start the cauldron brewing but its members reacted to the simmering unrest that was their inheritance with an honest attempt to apply minds to what had always been the province of bigotry and emotion . |
| 7 | First , it failed because it did not benefit the poor as much as it did the middle classes . |
| 8 | The students and others were highly critical of the Dip.AD for a number of reasons , not all of them compatible : that it did not impart a sound technical training and failed to produce good design practitioners ; that it was becoming so academic in content that it was losing touch with the market-place ; that its status was popularly regarded as inferior to that of courses in other subjects which led to the award of degrees ; and that instead of a network of inter-related courses imparting a wide range of studies , it offered only a small number of ladder-like disciplines . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman 's authority — Neath — has a debt of £25 million on its housing revenue account , yet last year it did not redeem a penny of it . |
| 10 | It did not match the growth of what he calls Producer Co-operation under Consumer control . |
| 11 | The bureau which was against the window wall and the chair beside it did not match the rest of the furniture . |
| 12 | Secondly , noticeable as was migration into , for example , west Lancashire , it did not match the continued pouring of people into London , for which city the evidence for a decline in real wages in the second half of the century is ample and conclusive . |
| 13 | It also failed to deal with the unreasonably short times for notices of claims against carriers ; and it did not reverse the burden of proof that weighed upon the shipper whenever the carrier claimed the application of seemingly valid exculpatory clauses . |
| 14 | When it was discovered that a member of the Immigration Department was in the National Front his seniors merely glossed over it , saying that he was not a permanent member and in any case it did not affect the way he carried out his duties . |
| 15 | It did not affect the sediments of the carbonate mud wedge because these remained in a submarine environment . |
| 16 | Sea level rose and by the end of the period the North Sea had reached approximately its present extent though it did not affect the Fenland . |
| 17 | The volume , at HK$2.12 billion ( £160m ) , was marginally higher than it was in trading on the market on Tuesday , but it did not suggest a rush of sellers . |
| 18 | It did not suggest a wound of honour or an injury sustained for political conviction . |
| 19 | It did not mean the burglary was not talked about over Christmas lunch — it certainly was ; it became part of the event , and is now alluded to as ‘ Do you remember when … etc. etc . ’ |
| 20 | It differed from The Wedding Present 's title in that it did not contain a comma . |
| 21 | According to French sources , the problems with the Longines Classic started at last year 's event when , though the sponsors paid out the prize money , it did not reach the players . |
| 22 | became interested in a proposal to ask the Company for through running facilities for their cars to Mitcham , but because of the outbreak of war soon afterwards , it did not reach the stage of a definite request to the Company . |
| 23 | However , it did not resolve the crucial question : Does general relativity predict that our universe should have had a big bang , a beginning of time ? |
| 24 | While welcoming his release the Mexican authorities stressed that it did not resolve the issues surrounding his abduction . |
| 25 | This said that the Treaty should be discussed further , since it did not reflect the people 's wish , as expressed in the March referendum [ see pp. 38078-80 ] , to preserve the Soviet Union as a federation . |
| 26 | ‘ His speech frankly is wrong , ’ he said , adding it did not reflect the view of the British Government or any other mainstream government in Europe . |
| 27 | And although the arrangements made at Clovis 's death certainly set a precedent , it did not ensure the succession of all Merovingian males , despite Gregory of Tours 's famous dictum that " all boys born of kings are called king 's sons " . |
| 28 | Cox argued that the interception had been unlawful because it did not meet the published criteria regulating such interceptions . |
| 29 | The idea was considered but rejected because it did not meet the Government 's timetable . |
| 30 | It did not meet the socialist ideal of being able to impose the same solution from Whitehall on every part of England . |