Example sentences of "he did [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did exactly that , little knowing that he was about to stumble upon one of the greatest discoveries of this century . |
| 2 | ‘ He did n't 'alf like them , he said he 'd give me a penny every time I showed them . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm glad he did n't that night . ’ |
| 4 | He did n't that . |
| 5 | His Dad insisted he locked his bike , but he did n't this time . |
| 6 | He did n't half go into him with his stick . |
| 7 | Naturally , he tried to hush it up after , but your dad got to hear of it from the doctor and he did n't half go for Josh — you can imagine . |
| 8 | Procter 's anger at this annoyed Lloyd so much that he told his captain he was going to hit him over the pavilion ; and he did just that — next ball . |
| 9 | He did just that . |
| 10 | ( Look back at the Cliff Gallup solos we covered in June and July and you 'll notice he did just that , too . ) |
| 11 | This prompted an unusually animated argument between counsel and the judge , who was clearly outraged at what he expressly called the crass incompetence of the Crown Prosecution Service in serving and making part of the prosecution case a witness they knew would support the defendant and then seeking to discontinue when predictably he did just that . |
| 12 | As the fight progressed , Ferguson sensed he could beat the overconfident Mercer and he did just that on points in New York on February 6 . |
| 13 | He did just that . |
| 14 | And six months later he did just that . |
| 15 | This is becoming about as routine as Cal Peete leading driving accuracy , which he did again this year , hitting 753 out of 900 . |
| 16 | This time he came with nine ships , and a determination to win agreement from the Japanese — and he did precisely that , concluding a treaty of peace and friendship that — unknown to all its signatories — was to have consequences of shattering proportions . |
| 17 | He did precisely that , on the Day of Pentecost ; and the gift has never been withdrawn . |
| 18 | And he did far more than help them just to survive . |
| 19 | In his letter of acceptance he wrote , ‘ I gladly accept and I shall do all I can for you , ’ and he did literally that . |
| 20 | If , in the years to follow , he did relatively little to help the Valois war effort , his defection greatly angered the English who reacted in strongly emotional terms to what they regarded as an act of betrayal and treason against the English crown . |
| 21 | I er I phoned him up to let him know I was going in and he 's not too far away you see so asked him if he 'd like to pop in so he did about half eleven . |
| 22 | He did very little work himself , but bullied everybody who did . |
| 23 | He was a rugged but skilful wing-half , first for Oxford City where he had his roots , and latterly for Corinthian Casuals , a club embodying the Corinthian spirit he did so much to preserve . |
| 24 | He did so much for me , Ellie , wo n't you let me do just a small bit for you ? |
| 25 | However he did too much business to get sacked . |