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 .
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