Example sentences of "you did [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You did inherit a lot from your father . ’
2 ‘ I do n't think you did make a mistake , ’ Ruth told him with resignation .
3 Er when you did get a suit it had to be kept for Sunday , for going to chapel you see , and if you were going to have a new suit it would always be at anniversary time , you did n't get one every anniversary .
4 Erm did you have all your equipment by this time , then you did get a rifle ?
5 We 'll take that mat out of the way So what if you did get a pound , if you did get a pound Claire would you , would you still save half of it or do you think you might save a bit less than half ?
6 We 'll take that mat out of the way So what if you did get a pound , if you did get a pound Claire would you , would you still save half of it or do you think you might save a bit less than half ?
7 If you did venture a touch , fingers were shredded .
8 You did ask a question earlier on and I think the the erm behind the question was the suggestion that erm the Local Authority Councillors we have on the governing bodies are a terrible interfering lot of bigots erm and erm surprisingly you might like to know that they 're not really .
9 You did have a chance to see her when you went back and she was standing by the bed with the light on .
10 You did have a crush of fans in your dressing-room , ’ said Daisy , doing her best .
11 If you did have a list it one of the list B B C English or Queen 's English or something that makes people know what they w what you 're trying to tell them .
12 I mean given that you 've got a , oh I do n't know , a pound you 're going to spend a week in gambling entertainment , if I could put it that way , you 'd do better to go in for the pools , because if you did have a win you might have a big one , than to put it on a horse — am I right ?
13 Oh hold on , you 've got , you 've got a , you could have a shot at those , but I think at this stage of the game , it 'll be best if you did have a shot at the yellow .
14 Yes , you did have a lot to say for yourself , did n't you ?
15 If you did have a car you could go to Maces and stuff like that .
16 Well I appreciate you deny it because er you said in answer to my friend that erm as I am required by rules to put it , er I do put to you that yes , you did have a shotgun , perhaps erm borrowed from one of the officers , yes you did put it to Mr head and you did tell him to er er shut up and wait for C I D.
17 Now , I understand then that you did take a walk down Boundary Drive on that night ? ’
18 And even if you did find a houngan , he most probably would n't agree to talk to you , since no one here has any sympathies for the blancs who have always exploited us . ’
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