Example sentences of "his [noun] did [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 3.40 a.m. on Saturday 9th September , David Park joined the trapped men and his presence did much to restore their morale and give them confidence for what was required of them . |
| 2 | His ministry did little for the more difficult problem of the ‘ residuum ’ . |
| 3 | Matters were complicated by Yorick 's style : his consciousness did more than stream ; it gushed . |
| 4 | Rhys Williams was very convincing and his books did much to whet my appetite to visit the vast Soviet empire . |
| 5 | His work did much to promote recognition of the importance of concealed coal deposits . |
| 6 | ‘ His fist did that ? ’ |
| 7 | One owner found that his cat did this only on the floor of a new extension he had built on to the side of his house . |
| 8 | But at the back of the yet-to-be father 's mind was the belief that his professional life would continue while his wife did some mothering . |
| 9 | His father did that . |
| 10 | He said his father did all the work on the house after he bought it . |
| 11 | It is probably true to say that his party did more decade after decade to destroy the availability of properties in the private rented sector — to the impoverishment of some of the most needy sectors of society . |
| 12 | Dog sort of stood there and looked at you know , he did n't know where to put himself , let him , eventually he , he 's sort of , you can see it on his face did that , fucking thing keep away from me . |