Example sentences of "but did [pron] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but did somebody else say to me that he 's taking action against the Scottish Office |
| 2 | But did they not realize that the God of Israel was a jealous God ? |
| 3 | Do n't get me wrong , last year saw some important and valuable contributions in this field , but did they ever stop to consider the impact of this deluge on the buying public ? |
| 4 | True , both the English and the Latin forms indicate he lived by the ash tree , but did they merely permit the taxatores to avoid confusing him with all the other Johns who lived in the same village ? |
| 5 | But did they really believe this ? |
| 6 | But did we not read in St. John that it is Jesus who makes the Father known and discloses to us his nature ( John I 18 , 3:13 etc . ) |
| 7 | But did it not occur to you , ’ Theda said , her breast heaving with the passion she was only just holding in check , ‘ that I have lately not been seen ? |
| 8 | ‘ But did it not occur to that massive conceit of yours that I might not want to make love to you ? ’ |
| 9 | But did it necessarily grow at the expense of royal power ? |
| 10 | He could go , but did he really want to ? |
| 11 | ‘ This is none of my business , but did I just hear you say you were thinking of doing some private nursing to save for an overseas trip ? ’ |
| 12 | But did I really need this ? |
| 13 | ‘ Okay but did you ever reread Hamlet as power politics destabilisation covert operations ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I know you do n't like homeless people being stereotyped as a bunch of alcoholics , ’ she began , ‘ but did you ever meet any of the real meths drinkers ? ’ |
| 15 | But did you actually read the whole review ? |
| 16 | She thought that he was about to choke , or to strike her down , and that would be the end , the very end ; but did she not deserve it , and more , for the way in which she was speaking to him ? |
| 17 | But did she really want to belong to them ? |
| 18 | But did she really use a potty at night , keeping it in a cupboard by her bed ? |