Example sentences of "i [adv] did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I eventually did contact her things seemed to be going quite well due to supportive family but she felt isolated from other mothers in the same situation as herself . |
| 2 | When I eventually did get home , though , I remembered most of those I had forgotten as if I had not been away . |
| 3 | Off he went ; he must have persuaded my mother because when I eventually did get home , she did n't put up any resistance . |
| 4 | When I was younger they used to say if I ever did want to go to bed with somebody to ask to go on the Pill . |
| 5 | ‘ Hey , if I ever did sign on , I 'd need a pseudonym . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Weirdest goddamn name I ever did hear . ’ |
| 7 | But of all the damn fighters I ever did see , |
| 8 | A couple of months before , my Dad said if I ever did get pregnant he 'd chuck me out , so I thought they would . " |
| 9 | Frau Nordern agreed , although not without adding a rider of her own : ‘ I always did think that Bodo was being alarmist . ’ |
| 10 | Lucky old Gerald , I always did admire him , in a way . |
| 11 | I always did admire the Eastern approach to these matters . |
| 12 | I always did say Mr Merrivale was a lovely young man ! ’ |
| 13 | I always did say you were a fool to tell him . ’ |
| 14 | I always did like anything new , as long as it was comfortable . ’ |
| 15 | I always did like a challenge . |
| 16 | Oh she 's , but she 's gone nice , I must admit , cos I always did like her , even though like they use to say she was spoilt and that , well , you ca n't help it |
| 17 | But I always did hate rules . |
| 18 | I tell you what I nearly wa , I nearly did end up like he did , I was frightened at one time ! |
| 19 | Also while in the club shop I NEARLY did ask if they 'd personalise a shirt with MUNICH 58 , I was THIS CLOSE … |
| 20 | Well , they did during the Underground strikes , and I honestly did know a young brat-race type who went to work in the West End on a unicycle . |
| 21 | Well , I really did slog at it and once back in school I said to him : ‘ Tell what you think of this ’ . |
| 22 | I remember taking a girl out once and I really did fancy her — oh , she was beautiful . |
| 23 | ‘ I really did disappear completely . |
| 24 | I really did love you and so did my Dad . |
| 25 | I really did feel very left out , and left out of something important , a feeling I 'd had before . |
| 26 | I really did feel like a Queen for a moment , well , even longer when I found it was not a flash in the pan , but that they were really going to stay with us . |
| 27 | And while I continued to make my contribution , I really did feel it was high time I started looking out for number one . |
| 28 | I really did feel very uneasy indeed . |
| 29 | Yeah er attractive , anyway what was I saying , I was talking to her and she said that she 'd had a talk with Foxy and Foxy had said excuse me , and I just felt I just felt so paranoid because she was saying , talking about all the , how he 'd never been faithful to anyone and how , and I really did feel , would n't you feel awful if everyone was saying oh Sal , yeah , Sal , Sal 's making a real effort but but no she said |
| 30 | ‘ I really did think you 'd gone , dear , ’ he said . |