Example sentences of "we did [verb] an " in BNC.

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1 While we did observe an active and enthusiastic first-year readers ' club in action , and a considerable number of children using the library during lunch hours , there were indications of a conservative element at work .
2 Yet we did detect an easing off in harassment of Republicans and of itinerants .
3 ‘ Well , we did spend an evening in my apartment , ’ he said .
4 We did get an occasional glimpse of the sun towards the end of the month , and it was so welcome for even our ambulance station had been put out of action , and it was not easy to get patients moved before the next batch came .
5 As far as other union members ' attitude towards us , I think that we did get an enormous amount of support from like-minded colleagues in organizing around issues of race and sexuality .
6 If w if we we did get an
7 We did n't actually speak to him but we did get an ‘ all right boys ? ’ as he went past . ’
8 We did have an argument that afternoon ; he came on to the set clearly hungover — he had been drinking heavily the day before , disrupting things , disturbing the atmosphere .
9 He 'd forgotten that we did have an increase .
10 I think we might get , if we did have an outing and the other institutes locally have n't got one .
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