Example sentences of "did [pron] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , the films , which included Hepworth 's Comin ’ Thro ’ the Rye , did nothing to support the claims made for them . |
| 2 | Meeting the demand for veterinary surgeons for the army , while raising the social status of the young profession , did nothing to support the needs of agriculture . |
| 3 | As it was then understood : here again , Cole 's problem is to reconcile a course seen by the Pioneers themselves as treasonable , with the fact that it foreshadowed the policy to be followed by successful Consumers ' Co-operation , that policy which for its purposes made co-operative production incidental and subordinate to it and which most certainly did nothing to promote the development of an industrial co-operative sector properly so-called . |
| 4 | Surely the great blaze of reds and golden yellows was a marvellous sight , but they did nothing to ease the apprehension in her heart . |
| 5 | For once his joking did nothing to ease the tension and no one laughed . |
| 6 | Seb 's apparent resignation to the fact that Anna was to marry Nahum did nothing to ease the pain he felt whenever he thought about it during the next few days . |
| 7 | The result was a period of internal instability which did nothing to facilitate the attempts which were being made to strengthen France 's external position by a policy of military reform and rearmament . |
| 8 | But when the Conservatives gained power they did nothing to implement the scheme . |
| 9 | The prosecution alleges one of the 3 defendants started the fire and all 3 did nothing to save the twins or raise the alarm . |
| 10 | As Fig. 3.6 shows , the change of context for the latter group did nothing to restore the ability of the stimuli to evoke the UR . |
| 11 | Wittgenstein did nothing to soften the difficulties , even discouraging his own students from attending Waismann 's lectures . |
| 12 | However , its benefits were confined to those already holding land , and it did nothing to relieve the problem of landlessness . |
| 13 | Simmons entered the Test with two centuries in his two innings in the One-Day Internationals but he did nothing to erase the doubts over his credentials as a Test batsman , airily driving a low catch to mid-off . |
| 14 | The success of Never Mind the Bollocks did nothing to heal the rift rapidly developing in the Sex Pistols camp , between McLaren and the group , and among the members of the group themselves . |
| 15 | Showing the Princess in conference with one of her dress designers did nothing to allay the view that she spent an inordinate amount of money on clothes ; and broadcasting the Prince 's remark that he talked to the flowers in his garden was a bad mistake . |
| 16 | His address , delivered with the entire government and his wife Elena lined up behind him , did nothing to tackle the problems that have sparked discontent . |
| 17 | The regional TUC in their quarterly review claimed the recent budget did nothing to tackle the problems facing the region . |
| 18 | The poor quality of the films coming out of Stoll and Ideal did nothing to improve the reputation of British pictures , nor strengthen the hands of their producer-distributors in negotiating good terms for their cinema screening . |
| 19 | Understandably , there is a shortage of good people wanting to join the profession ; and the strikes of 1985–7 did nothing to improve the status of school teachers in the public esteem . |
| 20 | It did nothing to improve the situation and still more distressing scenes occurred . |
| 21 | The Turks did nothing to stop the fire , and by morning the town was in cinders . |
| 22 | While the passing of time did nothing to lessen the Emperor 's appetites , it apparently did nothing either to improve his performance . |
| 23 | The stairs had metal caps to prevent wear so the noise from marching feet was horrendous , most boys did nothing to lessen the din , in fact a favourite ploy was to stamp the right foot down hard in unison . |
| 24 | Whether or not one regards this as a prime example of the way in which a political settlement was undercut by the optimism of those Frenchmen who believed in a military solution it should also be pointed out , as Irving does , that ‘ Any policy which might have been construed as the abandonment of Indo-China would have been rejected by the National Assembly in 1947 , if not by an overwhelming majority , then at least by a decisive one ’ but this , in turn , did nothing to resolve the US dilemma . |
| 25 | The doctor refused to give her more sleeping tablets but scribbled a prescription for tranquillizers , which were increasingly prescribed for women like Clare , with symptoms of anxiety in stressful situations such as poverty , divorce , or bereavement ; women with marital problems and women who were out of work also found them helpful , although the pills did nothing to resolve the problem responsible for the initial anxiety . |
| 26 | The inaction of an unsympathetic government and an intractable Secretary of State did nothing to resolve the conflict over the pay and working conditions of teachers . |
| 27 | In his speech yesterday to the Conservative Party conference , Mr Lawson did nothing to resolve the uncertainty . |
| 28 | An hour later the barn was an inferno , the prosecution say the three men escaped , ignored a scream , and did nothing to raise the alarm . |
| 29 | Culturally deprived and still closely tied to the village , the latter did nothing to raise the level of sophistication or political consciousness of the proto-bourgeoisie . |
| 30 | Certainly the ambience did nothing to diminish the quality of performance , especially from the Western Samoans , Koreans , and , above all , the Fijians . |