Example sentences of "did [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lines that radiated from their corners did nothing to detract from their brilliance , but in some curious way made her look approachable , despite her immense style . |
| 2 | This mixture of sizes did nothing to detract from the overall beauty of the place ; rather they gave interest , drawing the eye to different shapes and heights . |
| 3 | The slight pallor beneath his tan and the white bandage high on his left arm did nothing to detract from the air of menace about him . |
| 4 | If I regurgitate this , it is simply to put down a vote of censure from this column on ministers , particularly Douglas Hogg of the Foreign Office , who did nothing to prepare for the eventuality of oil slicks . |
| 5 | The men fled and did nothing to help save the girls , he added . |
| 6 | Before long Gaveston was given the hitherto exclusively royal title of earl of Cornwall , an affront to the established councillors and nobility which he did nothing to palliate by his swaggering arrogance , especially at Edward 's coronation in which he played a leading role ; just as outrageous were the lands and revenues which went with titles , office and power . |
| 7 | ( Or were some people very quiet ? ) 4 Did people listen to what other people were saying ? 5 Did everyone understand clearly what they had to do ? 6 How did the group agree on its answer ? 7 How did everyone feel about the answer that was agreed ? 8 Was it an equal group , or did someone act as a boss ? |
| 8 | Where did everyone go for lunch ? |
| 9 | Did yours ask about ? |
| 10 | The next morning , as I heard the story from Howard Samuel 's wife , Howard had remarked to her , ‘ Did someone telephone during the night ? ’ |
| 11 | ( Or were some people very quiet ? ) 4 Did people listen to what other people were saying ? 5 Did everyone understand clearly what they had to do ? 6 How did the group agree on its answer ? 7 How did everyone feel about the answer that was agreed ? 8 Was it an equal group , or did someone act as a boss ? |
| 12 | ‘ Did someone ask for a left hand circuit ? ’ she asked her student . |
| 13 | So how did I arrive at this mix ? |
| 14 | The big boys tried to make me feel at home by taking me to the greasy spoon for a pie but what did I care for food as the table rang with drug quips and acerbic one-liners about Danielle Dax from Gavin Martin , James Brown and Danny Kelly . |
| 15 | ‘ And what did I do to that sculpture of flesh ? ’ |
| 16 | What did I do for tea ? |
| 17 | What did I do with the car keys ? |
| 18 | What did I do with that ashtray ? |
| 19 | Go and collect my prizes What did I do with the bloody tickets now ? |
| 20 | What did I do with my glasses Brenda ? |
| 21 | What did I do with it ? |
| 22 | What did I do with that ticket mum ? |
| 23 | What did I do with it ? |
| 24 | What did I do with it ? |
| 25 | What did I do with the scissors ? |
| 26 | so she just had the rice and an egg with it and Gemma had about three pasties and I had stuffed tomatoes with rice and erm , what did I do with , I done rata , ratatouille and |
| 27 | yeah what did I do with |
| 28 | Well no what did I do with that one for erm Ian and Diane ? |
| 29 | I 'm trying to work out like what did I what did I do with my erm schedule this morning ? |
| 30 | What did I do with it ? |