Example sentences of "[noun prp] did take " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Dr Markham did take me , but he was the obvious person to do so , especially as he works there . ’ |
2 | But Euric did take some of the advice offered . |
3 | If Celtic did take Rhodes , it would give a club destined for Europe next season two ‘ non-national ’ goalkeepers . |
4 | But Nigel did take the time to explain that b that basically this was the , the , the view that the new directive would take place keeping it simple . |
5 | If Vitor did take her to court it would be in Portugal , where she was a foreigner and where he must have all kinds of contacts , muscle , sway . |
6 | In the present case Booth J. did take that into account . |
7 | ‘ I think Dobell did take him in something , later . |
8 | Mind you , Malcolm did take the piss out of him as well , calling him Troy Tempest in a leather jacket . |
9 | John Emburey did take Mahanama 's wicket , but the 40-year-old off-spinner is clearly not the bowler he was back in 1982 when he bowled England to victory in Sri Lanka 's inaugural Test in Colombo with a second innings six for 33 . |
10 | Furthermore Britain did take a leading role in the acceptance of Marshall aid from America , creating the Brussels Pact and forming NATO . |
11 | Mhoira Robertson did take up golf , which became her favourite pastime , and eventually the promotions came , first as Director of studies and Chief Inspector at Tulliallan Police College and finally in 1987 as Superintendent within the Lothians and Borders force . |
12 | Nevertheless , Balcon did take practical measures of his own to develop more technically sophisticated films , by setting up productions in German studios , and working with European technicians whose superiority to their British counterparts was recognized . |