Example sentences of "did [adv] [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We even looked under the ancient stalls the Templars once sat in , and I confess ( as is the wont of old Shallot ) I did little work but spent most of the time admiring the brilliant carvings on the misericord of each stall . |
| 2 | I left just a bit less naive than when I 'd started , and a lot more confused ; in the end I fitted neither with the industrious working-class student body ( which was a large proportion ) nor with the socially confident middle class who did less work but had better cultural camouflage to disguise their deficiencies . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh dear , ’ Louise said , unhappily , ‘ I did so hope that you two would make a go of it , but with all the rows I do n't really know , I 'm sure … ’ |
| 4 | Oh , she did so hope that Jasper would not be late , would not be tired , would want to go out . |
| 5 | we did so hope that we 'd both pass , you see , because , you know , been terrible |
| 6 | She did so hope that he was n't going to invite her out , and was trying to think up some good off-putting excuse when , ‘ Your car has been delivered here , to Mr Gajdusek 's home . |
| 7 | It is then for the prosecutor to prove that the defendant did so intend or was aware . |
| 8 | The board did so meet and resolved to exercise its powers of intervention under rule 7.3(2) of the Lautro Rules . |
| 9 | The board did so meet and resolved to exercise its powers of intervention under rule 7.3(2) of the Lautro Rules . |
| 10 | I did so wish that my mother had n't said that . |
| 11 | In this case it did so recognise that connection and Smith had to pay damages . |
| 12 | No I think they did so dull and boring I think I 've got ta fart ! |
| 13 | here well I did tonight like cos I was up at half five |
| 14 | In a response to my hon. Friend the Member for Newham , North-West ( Mr. Banks ) on Thursday , the Prime Minister made it clear that he would not be supporting the Wild Mammals ( Protection ) Bill , which will come before the House on Friday , but did not clarify whether he is in favour of a ban on fox hunting . |
| 15 | They documented the transmission of P cepacia between 2 CF patients attending a summer educational programme , but did not clarify whether transmission had occurred by direct transfer of body fluids from one person to the other ( eg , droplet spread ) , or whether a contaminated fomite ( eg , a shared drinking container ) was responsible . |
| 16 | Sandra had virtually given up her career to devote herself to the task of keeping house and raising a family , though , in that respect , the relationship did not mature as she had hoped . |
| 17 | As a result of pressure from environmental groups and dock workers , the Karin B did not unload but was sent back to Italy for treatment . |
| 18 | Undoubtedly , this reorganization of the Northumbrian Church pleased Theodore , who secured the establishment o additional bishoprics north of the Humber , and Ecgfrith , who was not only rid of a bishop whom he did not want but able also to secure the appointment of men whom he personally favoured , men generally prepared to deal sensitively with the legacy of the Scottish mission in a post-Whitby era . |
| 19 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 20 | Edward did not want that spell to end . |
| 21 | They did not want or need Rachaela any more . |
| 22 | The introduction of summary financial statements ensured that building society members did not have to cope with extensive , detailed financial information that they did not want and could not be expected to understand . |
| 23 | Although Labour accepted that a second chamber to replace the Lords could be elected by a method other than the present first-past-the-post system , that chamber did not make or break governments . |
| 24 | He paid a debt which he did not owe because we are a debt that we will never be able to pay . |
| 25 | All this means that individuals feel estranged and confused by an event that has very powerful consequences in their life but which they did not witness and feel very frightened of . |
| 26 | But at least she did not squint and his cast seemed more noticeable than ever in the morning , as if sleeping refreshed it . |
| 27 | The difficulty was that the evangelicals took a low view of the deans and chaplains of colleges , and did not expect that anything run by them would have force and challenge . |
| 28 | Though the Daily News has continued to publish without its workers , managers did not expect that the unions would persuade news-stands , sometimes with strong-arm tactics , to stop selling the paper . |
| 29 | As a result I knew that I had recovered everything within the detecting capabilities of my old machine and did not expect that there would be anything left to be found . |
| 30 | He did not expect that he would have to go to war over the Holy Places , but if he was called upon to do so , he thought that he could produce the men , guns and money he would need for victory . |