Example sentences of "did [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only did half the school turn up but seemingly so did hundreds from all the schools in Blackpool . |
| 2 | ‘ So did half the hospital , I gather . ’ |
| 3 | When it did this the family had been on the point of vesting the house in a charitable trust , which would have secured its future complete with contents . |
| 4 | Where did all the rest come from ? |
| 5 | We did all the engine repairs . |
| 6 | At first her companions did all the talking . |
| 7 | Though he was always in evidence it was invariably Madame who did all the talking , giving orders , fussing around clients , so that Paula was never quite certain what his role was . |
| 8 | He did all the talking . |
| 9 | She sat silent while the vigorous Elfed did all the talking with me . |
| 10 | It was she who did all the talking . |
| 11 | Both heads nodded , but Chico did all the talking . |
| 12 | Hanns , when he joined in , ‘ did all the décor for the performances and designed costumes , handled the light and sound ( and fire ! ) effects ’ and thus presaged their cooperation on John 's first ballets . |
| 13 | Because of a combination of so many unknowns , we , or should I say they — Pete and Dick did all the work , I just made the bikes — made a total cock-up of ability and distance . |
| 14 | The first of these was rather spooky for there was little activity as Mr. Naish , a man in his sixties did all the work , baked the bread , then delivered this in a large wicker basket to his few remaining customers . |
| 15 | ‘ But I followed orders , did all the work to build up the muscles and feel great . |
| 16 | ‘ At Southampton , he did n't score that many but did all the work for others — now he does the work and scores heavily . |
| 17 | Mum did all the work of trying to find something . |
| 18 | So I did all the work . |
| 19 | But I did all the work of a Queen and I needed friends too . |
| 20 | He said his father did all the work on the house after he bought it . |
| 21 | they put the new bo o the only thing , we had everything new three years ago except for the they did all the work in the attic |
| 22 | In the third tribe , the women looked after all the children together and the men 's lives revolved around the women who did all the trading and decision-making , the boys would join the men who were very artistic and gentle , when they were of age , while the girls were encouraged to be competitive and strong . |
| 23 | WHERE DID ALL THE MEMORY COME FROM ? |
| 24 | I was an electrician before I went into acting — I did all the wiring in my house . |
| 25 | So Lee did all the shopping herself , wearing her fur coat and her black Russian-looking hat . |
| 26 | Oh aye , did all the cutting with scythes . |
| 27 | Where did all the excitement go ? |
| 28 | He told me some firm did all the furniture choosing and decorating . |
| 29 | ‘ The legal protection company paid all the expenses and fees and did all the chasing , ’ he recalls . |
| 30 | Graeme did all the cooing at first but has now turned his saucepans over to his talented young apprentice , Steve Webb . |