Example sentences of "did [vb infin] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | legitimate to think that how that they did think that this was a short-term goal in order to achieve their long-term objectives . |
| 2 | However this teacher did comment that some of his colleagues in other schools were less happy with the change in emphasis , largely because they had always taught music as the development of a range of performance and theoretical skills , and were frightened by the stress the new syllabuses were putting upon improvisation and composition : |
| 3 | She did n't even know his name but she did know that this time she was IN LOVE ! |
| 4 | Whilst we did consider that this site could be developed with a single storey dwelling without seriously affecting the amenities of the village , we were not aware of the strength of local feeling against any development on this site . |
| 5 | They did feel that increased participation by subordinates may be a more effective way of motivating people but that time limitations made this impossible . |
| 6 | Whether the victim did believe that immediate violence would be used is immaterial so long as the offender intended to cause the victim to have that belief . |
| 7 | In reply to yet another question from the impromptu baby-sitter , he said that he did not know where his wife was , but he did believe that poor Maria had left him . |
| 8 | The fact that they arranged for a petition from the inhabitants of Southwark , complaining about those who had welcomed the Palatines , to be presented to the Commons on the same day that they brought in the bill of repeal , suggests that contemporary politicians ( unlike some modern-day historians ) did believe that popular pressure could have a powerful impact on events at Westminster . |
| 9 | To me all the cows looked similar — small and black all over although I did recognize that some had longer horns and a few had none at all . |
| 10 | The same theme recurred frequently ; because arts students had few timetabled hours , science students tended to assume that they did little work , although one first-year physical science student did note that most of her work was done in lectures and labs , while many girls on her corridor had a lot of background work to do outside timetabled sessions . |
| 11 | How far Marx and Engels were wedded to the idea is not clear and Engels did note that this sequence did not apply to the New World . |
| 12 | Come to think of it , I did hear that those nuns had caught themselves a gypsy . |
| 13 | I did realise that this was simply a preliminary romp — an hors d'oeuvre — and I kept the forthcoming main dish in mind . |
| 14 | Given trust as a first condition , the changes which followed each stage of review , assessment and evaluation came more easily — even if it did mean that some criticisms had first to be voiced and discussed ( JM Dobson conversation , 1990 ) . |
| 15 | Although he said he would be happy to see Brokerage break even by the end of the 1993 fiscal year , he did add that this would depend on the timing and amount of licence sales made . |
| 16 | Benjamin did establish that all memoranda , letters and documents sent from Westminster were handled by Dacourt , Peckle and Millet , whilst our mysterious young secretary did take the ambassador 's presents down to the Abbe Gerard . |
| 17 | However , Mr Waldegrave did concede that many abuses were ending , and the human rights provisions of the Helsinki agreement had become a useful yardstick to measure Soviet behaviour . |
| 18 | So really if we did agree that any of those supplementary factors were going to be significant . |
| 19 | However , I did argue that certain key protections against abuse were not in that Bill . |
| 20 | The researchers did find that volcanic eruptions encourage the destruction of stratospheric ozone by providing a profusion of aerosol particles , which act as catalysts for the reactions that destroy ozone . |
| 21 | However , they did find that personal service workers tended to give different answers to the questions about autonomy at work . |
| 22 | However , the survey did find that 89 per cent of rivers , 90 per cent of canals and 90 per cent of estuaries were of either good or fair quality . |
| 23 | He , however , did find that some potentized remedies showed effects on the macrophages ( white cells ) of some batches of guinea-pigs but not in others , and in the macrophages of one human subject but not in others . |
| 24 | However , Lewis and Maund ( 1979 ) did find that social segregation was occurring in the areas with the largest influx of newcomers and the largest populations . |
| 25 | But some people did say that high interest rates were a reason for not using credit cards , personal loans from finance companies , HP or second mortgages for home improvements . |
| 26 | His reasons are unclear , though he did say that three out of the recently rescued ‘ Bangkok Six ’ orang-utans ( all weak and traumatised babies ) had died at the Tanjung Puting centre . |
| 27 | Lord Denning ( it was his last case ) said that the term was not fair and reasonable in the circumstances , although he did say that this was a borderline case . |
| 28 | We did get through some pretty hot language , erm he did say that this would destroy the tripartite system and he quoted me and said that I said it was a system which was the end of the world . |
| 29 | And I 've had some conflicting information recently because , not very long ago they did say that any part time hourly paid lecturing in a college would have no effect on pension . |
| 30 | He did say that 30 bids were being reviewed , all from foreign firms or Western-backed joint ventures . |