Example sentences of "did [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well she did work full time in London , but she said that was to much for her so she 's , she did n't work at all , now she 's gone back to work three days a week in Orpington I think . |
| 2 | Nevertheless we accept that a new period in world communications did begin some time in the 1970S — involving technology , markets and policies . |
| 3 | However , it did take some time for the mother church to readjust after this second labour and birth . |
| 4 | But it did take some time . |
| 5 | But the east Belfast based group vowed the show would go ahead — even if it did take some time . |
| 6 | You did leave some time in this afternoon 's schedule for that little detail , did n't you ? ’ |
| 7 | On the few occasions I did get some time off to go somewhere , there would be photographers everywhere , besieging me at the airport as if I was some international film star going to Hollywood . |
| 8 | Yes , she did say last time one of her friends would like the job . |
| 9 | Well , I , I , mean I have been in before and I did say last time we were n't very happy , . |
| 10 | Until recent years , when the popularity of the short story has greatly increased , it was looked upon as a sort of poor relation to the novel , something the novelist did to occupy idle time , rather like whittling wood . |