Example sentences of "it did [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But in the meantime , even coughing could break Joanna 's ribs — which it did many times . |
| 2 | The father was on for the whole of the second act of The Hooded Owl , and never had that part of the play passed as slowly as it did that evening . |
| 3 | It is no good the Labour party seeking again and again — as it did this morning — excuses for why people offend . |
| 4 | It did this time , too . |
| 5 | Now we know that such a deformation can not take place in a polymer , for if it did some atoms would move relative to their topological nearest neighbours by far more than covalent forces would allow , dissociation would occur ( chain scission ) and the nature of the polymer would change . |
| 6 | The computer made slightly fewer incorrect diagnoses than its human rivals , although it did less well in making firm diagnoses . |