Example sentences of "did it [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He often sought recreation in fencing , wrestling , running , jumping and throwing the javelin , and he did it to the utmost of his strength and skill . "
2 Not that she agreed with him — if he were to appear before her right now , she 'd still defend what she did and the way she did it to the hilt .
3 I did it to the fir first one .
4 We did it on the sloping lid of a locker , our jeans and knickers round our ankles .
5 There was no bed and we did it on the floor , which I found excruciatingly uncomfortable .
6 Marie 's parents had strong religious views that made her feel very guilty about having sex in their home when she and her husband had to live there for a while : " We did it on the bedroom floor on the wedding night because I would n't use the bed , in case it made a noise .
7 So obviously you just write down that Rita did it on the 10th .
8 He did it on the guitar and you were simply found a few words and
9 did it on the mortise
10 Well I did it on the way .
11 yeah we did it on the same night .
12 I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’
13 He said it 's my fault ; but I did it for the best . ’
14 I did it for the girl , he protested .
15 The kind of friends she had were loyal by definition , and they liked her , in their eyes she was a woman who could do no wrong ( she was only separated , mind , not divorced ) , they were ready to do any thing for her and when she would not let them they did it for the girl .
16 his school sports and said I did it for the sake of the children !
17 ‘ I expect he did it for the insurance , ’ Dangerfield said .
18 I did it for the erm Ormskirk one
19 Can there be anything more telling about the deviousness of these people than his account of how they actually put on television and interviewed a man who was said to have died while in a prison cell , and that , moreover , they did it with the sole motive of demonstrating that he was alive and in good health .
20 Liz asked the therapist to talk to her parents on her behalf , but the therapist suggested she herself did it with the therapist 's support .
21 Gibson did it with the Flying V — a guitar not immediately associated with Jimi — so why not Fender ?
22 The surprise here is that they did it with the best , very purest intentions , poor lambs .
23 But somehow Sampras did reach it and Forget managed to make sure with his second volley and said later ‘ … but I 'm not quite sure how I did it with the wrong grip ’ .
24 He did it with the back bumper of the car .
25 Okay , so you do it with the Xs then , I did it with the numbers , that 's the easy bit .
26 Well , I mean , if we , if we did it with the free ferry , and there 's a possibility we might be able to get fairly cheap accommodation if we drove over there and stayed .
27 They probably did it at the policeman 's ball .
28 Individuals were given the opportunity to achieve much for themselves but too often they did it at the expense of others .
29 But then if you did it at the stage before , before it gets into the Scottish Theatre Guide you can then make your dates available or you can agree your dates and you can get publicity and that at home .
30 We did it at the safety meeting .
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