Example sentences of "i did [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And though I did hold passionate beliefs , I was a bit young to express them all . |
| 2 | I did feel sorry . |
| 3 | I did n't much like it , mice and such like have always given me the creeps , but I did feel sorry for it being shut up . |
| 4 | But I did feel sorry for the man who was trying to get out cos he must have been in there for ages . |
| 5 | I would n't say it was a particularly woman-centred experience but I did feel confident in the skills of the midwives and the doctors and knew that there were all the necessary facilities should anything go wrong . |
| 6 | I had to admit , I did feel good for a moment or two psychologically speaking , but when I stood up to finish tidying my room I began to feel rather ashamed , even though no one had been here to see me or hear me . |
| 7 | I wished I did feel sick . |
| 8 | But I did feel cold and I tired easily . |
| 9 | I did feel angry . |
| 10 | I was scolded for an hour by Bessie as the most ungrateful child in the world , and indeed with so much hate in my heart I did feel wicked . |
| 11 | It was awful , because although I 'd worn the dress all day , and stuck up for myself , I did feel bad about it ; they made me feel bad , sort of guilty , as if I was showing off my body . |
| 12 | I did say happy birthday to her . |
| 13 | But I did see black guillemots swimming down in the bay , and a gully full of boulders where they probably nest . ’ |
| 14 | Not in the grocery , I suppose there would be , I mean erm as I say I was never thrilled with the clothing department and when I did get involved with the deals , er I 'm afraid I was a political animal and I would 've have been more interested in the political side . |
| 15 | ‘ I did get lost . ’ |
| 16 | Keith and I had got engaged four months before and we said if I did get pregnant we would get married but we never did . |
| 17 | I did n't care two pins about killing Boche , but I did get upset at the spectacle of starving French civilians and Arabs when we first took Tunis . |
| 18 | Then I did get frightened . |
| 19 | When I did become pregnant , it was amidst much rejoicing — the heir of Abraham was to be born . |
| 20 | ‘ I did have other priorities . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Because I became a sister so young , I suppose I did have high expectations of myself . |
| 22 | Well , I did have running water ; |
| 23 | Maybe I did fall asleep for a moment or two when I shut my eyes hoping to enter my dream again . |
| 24 | On the other hand , a new training school has been set up where I did find excellent service , friendly and helpful instructors and a range of aircraft rates which are almost unbelievable . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , I did come early to check on Faye , ’ he admitted . |