Example sentences of "did [pers pn] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In no case did I make a formal approach to the top management of any of the firms to get approval or support for the research . |
| 2 | Did I want a new hobby , to knit for my family , or to make money ? |
| 3 | Did I want a three-course dinner ? |
| 4 | but in , no it 's not red , it 'll , I think it 's military police , erm , that 's how she can do it with er , erm a maroon beret , because she said to me did I want a peaked cap ? and I said no the , the er , erm maroon beret , so it shows its the parachute regiment |
| 5 | Having been blessed with a cold mother , did I seek a cold wife ? |
| 6 | ‘ Dear , dear , your highness , ’ he drawled with no attempt to hide the sarcasm in his voice , ‘ did I hit a soft spot ? ’ |
| 7 | Dust lay thickly over the cracked flagstone floor and only when I ascended a dangerous staircase did I find a solitary reminder of the business that helped to make the Damianis one of the richest Arab families in Jaffa . |
| 8 | Never did I see a grander scene — immense rocks rising perpendicularly from the glen to such a height as pained the neck of the spectator , and terminating in the most bold and fantastic manner . |
| 9 | As my old friend , the Communist priest , performed the last rites , did I see a half smile on those weatherbeaten features ? |
| 10 | So there 's theoretical grounds for suggesting that a variable er variable interval erm , did I say a variable interval or variable ratio ? |
| 11 | Did I get a five ? |
| 12 | ‘ Did you go a little bit crazy when my father kissed you ? ’ |
| 13 | Did you draw a little picture ? |
| 14 | Vera asks me : ‘ Why did you stay a Communist for so long , even after your friend was executed in 1950 ? '' ’ The friend in question had been a schoolmate and they had worked together in the resistance . |
| 15 | Did you give a right name ? |
| 16 | Did you give a just thought 'ere you dropped off to sleep , |
| 17 | Did you feel a tremendous sense of mystery gathering around Rochester ? |
| 18 | Did you see a tiny little pet shop ? |
| 19 | When you were playing with the Floyd , did you use a similar sort of rig ? |
| 20 | And when did you become a tactical advisor ? |
| 21 | Did you buy a remote ? |
| 22 | ‘ Why did you buy a foreign car ? ’ he said . |
| 23 | Did you have a young family as well ? |
| 24 | Did you have a reasonable journey ? ’ |
| 25 | Did you have a rich sense of destiny and difference ? |
| 26 | — Did you have a good time tonight then ? — Yes . |
| 27 | ‘ So , did you have a good journey ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Did you have a good time ? ’ she asked him . |
| 29 | ‘ Did you have a good journey ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Did you have a good trip ? ’ |