Example sentences of "it did [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the poster exhibition failed to capture the imagination of the local press , it did attract a large number of visitors and over 200 copies of the historical booklet that accompanied the exhibition were sold . |
| 2 | Whatever we think about child baptism , it did reflect a serious interest in the role of the family in bringing up children . |
| 3 | They had the moral flexibility to meet shifting organizational demands and still enjoy the sleep of the just — their ability to relativize other moral imperatives whilst constantly prioritizing the pursuit of organizational goals did not make them necessarily immoral , but it did facilitate a moral flexibility others denied themselves . |
| 4 | We contested the decision vigorously , encouraged by strong support from outside the institution , but it did bring a significant and positive stage to an abrupt conclusion , leaving us to reflect on what we had learned , and were still learning , that might be relevant to widely shared concerns . |
| 5 | I had to rinse quite often to get rid of debris , but it did give a close shave . |
| 6 | It did admit a possible link with cases of leukemia and cancer of the bones and agreed war pensions should go to those cases . |
| 7 | ‘ What we brought into the head office was financial expertise as I 'd recognise it and it did deliver a huge benefit including giving professionally-based leadership at the centre for all the financial staff already working out there in the field . |
| 8 | Although in terms of later social science methodologies such an approach might seem naive , it did leave an important legacy for social research and survey data collection , namely sampling . |
| 9 | Come to think of it , I was n't that keen on it either , though it did serve a cracking pint of Young 's bitter . |
| 10 | However , it did achieve a top speed of 126mph , and cruised at 96mph with a weight of 22,000lb at 2,050ft altitude . |
| 11 | When it had grown older it did show a little interest in females and even deigned to mate with a few , though never with much enthusiasm . |
| 12 | Now to an event that could hardly be called a sport , even though it did produce a new British champion . |
| 13 | I 'm sure this was a typing error but it did confuse an excellent article . |
| 14 | If WEU had a role , it was to ensure the closest possible cooperation within NATO , and although it did play a limited role in the Saar settlement , it remained essentially a paper organisation . |
| 15 | Of course it did herald a new era … in the second division . |
| 16 | They 've given her something and she , she had to put this stuff on her hair , had to take a trip to the hairdresser and he said to the hairdresser comb my hair first and then put this stuff on and wait for a fortnight and it did come a little lighter , but it was n't much |
| 17 | Frank Dick was not happy , and it did seem a harsh decision . |
| 18 | EWM has no outlets overseas , although it did attempt a joint venture in the US . |
| 19 | For example , " tailoring " , mostly done by men , is usually classified as a skilled trade whereas " dressmaking " , done by women , is usually not , although it did require a formal training . |
| 20 | It did launch a general economic survey in 1953 , but this was at the request of the Special Council of Ministers , itself responding to national government worries about a slump in demand . |
| 21 | It did receive a modest 137 additional undergraduate funded numbers in the Science and Mathematics categories and a further 55 additional research postgraduates , mostly in Science . |
| 22 | It was regarded by many as dangerously radical and extreme — in much the same style as the ‘ Bultmann school ’ in the last forty years — but it did introduce a new epoch in critical New Testament research , most notably by drawing attention to the distinct strands and theologies within the different New Testament documents . |
| 23 | The It never changed all that much , but it did get a great deal closer . |
| 24 | By an almost unbelievable contrast , the summit was not even mentioned on the main 8 pm television news in France ( Antenne 2 ) , although it did get a ten second slot as the tenth item on the midnight news bulletin . |
| 25 | In the absence of plans we can only ponder what was done ; however , it did include a new lounge and a replacement for the condemned cesspit which today still serves the Club in the absence of main drainage in Harpsden . |
| 26 | It did take a long time for anything to happen . |
| 27 | I found out how well after a serious filter failure while away , but it did take a few days for the lethargic specimen to return to full health . |
| 28 | It did take a few minutes to get used to the cutting action of steadying the saw on it shoe , starting the motor , then gradually starting the cut by pivoting down with the blade , but it was a knack soon acquired . |
| 29 | The network of family connections in Italy , though not in itself either a reason or motive for the policy which Napoleon III was to pursue in the peninsula , was nevertheless a help in that it did provide a useful information service and helped to create a feeling of sympathy for French policy . |
| 30 | It was built relatively late , between 1844 and 1845 , and destined for a relatively short working life , but it did provide a good deal of employment for several decades . |