Example sentences of "did [pers pn] [adv] [verb] this " in BNC.
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1 | Did I really want this young man — oh , not now , this minute , pressed on top of me — but tomorrow , and the days after , breathing down my neck ? |
2 | But did I really need this ? |
3 | Why , he thought — if one can be said to think in dreams — did I ever take this on ? |
4 | ‘ Why did you not mention this before ? ’ |
5 | ‘ Did you not discuss this difference between you when you agreed to marry ? ’ |
6 | ‘ Did you or did you not read this book to the reception class ? ’ yelled Ali . |
7 | Did you knowingly work this miracle ? |
8 | How did you really track this woman down ? ’ |
9 | well the questions a very simple one , back in January nineteen eighty eight , on any occasion you spoke to Mr either before or after the first article did you ever raise this question with the solicitors letter ? |
10 | I know that was you but y you do n't , I mean I remember u the fire we used to have here and it was n't till I gave it to a friend , I mean we kept here for a year alright , lucky enough , we did n't use it anyway I gave to a friend who doing car boot , I found it in the attic an he said to me Brenda , he said , did you ever use this fire ? |
11 | ‘ Hey , Dixie , did you ever see this white van ? ’ |
12 | So why did she now feel this frightening apprehension — a deep , numbing fear of what lay ahead ? |
13 | Why on earth did she always feel this need to antagonise him ? she wondered irritably . |
14 | Welcome to Ireland , and their comfortable , confusing , delightful brand of hospitality — And did they always keep this room made up for guests ? |
15 | But did they really believe this ? |
16 | Why did he not do this instead ? |
17 | Did he ever transcend this somewhat romanticized attitude towards the universe , which did conflict with his own avowed scientific naturalism ? |
18 | They said at the trial that he was a kind husband , a good neighbour — why did he suddenly do this terrible thing ? |