Example sentences of "did the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 So I did the logical thing — for a gambler , that is .
2 Ian Somerville did the electrical system .
3 More than she did the other army wives .
4 Not once did the other man interrupt the litany , and it was only when a rapping on the door , announcing Chant 's return , interrupted the flow that Estabrook remembered there was anyone else alive in the world tonight beside himself and his confessor .
5 Selden could not choose to live anywhere else , but why did the other man live in such conditions ?
6 Did I tell you what he did the other day , by the way ?
7 If I keep , keep hitting it like I did the other day when my brother was there me thumb and that , oh boy !
8 Now one of the major issues that we 're concerned about of course is the overtime erm which is , if you review the last three months of the overtime which we did the other day , erm we obviously , we spent the annual budget erm allowance .
9 Please do not do er what a young man did the other day went to his house , he was the victim of a burglary , he very proudly announced that he 'd fitted one of these locks to his front door when we saw how he 'd fitted it , he 'd actually chiselled out the majority of the side of his door in and filled it up with Polyfilla !
10 Well I did the other day did n't I ?
11 Hey that thing you did the other day , did you did you put it
12 And so it did the other night , when I heard two undergrads , giving a list of pleasures which were ( a ) Nazi , ( b ) leading to homosexuality .
13 ‘ Dermot did the other night , ’ said Celia righteously .
14 It is all about those poor girls who behave as Rose did the other night , and suggests that a decent wage might prevent them from indulging in such conduct . ’
15 ‘ Well , he did the other night , ’ Candy pointed out with ruthless candour .
16 Well he did the other night did n't he ?
17 ‘ The fellow who stayed with me went back and so did the other squire .
18 How did the other group get on with their exams ?
19 Yes th as I remember they did the other side of first .
20 It was all right for the active partner , but how did the other fellow get his satisfaction .
21 From appraisal and the the training that you did the other week ,
22 Because then , you just look at it and say , Ah I know how we got here , that reminds me of that one I did the other week where it came out looking like this .
23 yes well it did the other week
24 Well that 's why I did the other week , when I went into school I was children
25 ‘ Now , where did the other human go ? ’
26 Did the Spanish government introduce its indemnity provisions earlier this year specifically in order to be able to cover your paintings collection ?
27 During the visit the European Communities ( EC ) granted US$160,000,000 in development loans , as did the Spanish government .
28 Did the Spanish Hustle originate in Spain ?
29 Why , for example , did the Spanish democracy born in 1931 not endure ?
30 Output only declined during part of the period , but when it did the geographical pattern was the same as for employment .
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