Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] did " in BNC.
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| 31 | As a postscript to this , Paul 's wedding did finally come to pass . |
| 32 | I remember , we went to Keith 's wedding did n't we Kevin ? |
| 33 | Clues in Brian 's car did not end with the love note . |
| 34 | Derrida 's reply did not take the form of a reasoned rebuttal but of ninety pages of verbal clowning , which put Searle in his place by referring to him throughout as ‘ Sarl ’ , an acronym for ‘ Societé à responsabilité limitée ’ , which means a limited company . |
| 35 | But today 's demonstration did n't quite go to plan . |
| 36 | The Reverend 's side did not lose again , and silenced the handful of critics flushed out by that unanticipated defeat . |
| 37 | Iris might be right in implying that Rick was the innocent victim of circumstantial evidence coupled with his own cowardly refusal to go to the police … but Rick 's innocence did not automatically confirm Barney 's guilt . |
| 38 | Finally , the wording of the sub-section seems to invite the defence to argue that the complainant 's submission did not occur by reason of the factors mentioned . |
| 39 | Katie 's college did , though she 's yet to find out whether potential employers will be similarly impressed . |
| 40 | It must not be exaggerated ; the growth of the United States was enormous , but even that giant 's stride did not deprive Europe of the economic leadership of the world by 1914 . |
| 41 | In one sense , Roosevelt 's plan did succeed . |
| 42 | Brezhnev 's plan did not preclude regional defence agreements among the Gulf states . |
| 43 | The Minister is aware that the Sports Council 's plan did not represent a standstill , but involved the development and expansion of all its activities . |
| 44 | Jessamy 's mood did n't reflect the change in the weather . |
| 45 | I only wish the box 's artwork did n't make it seem like such a hoot . |
| 46 | Renault 's management did n't wait . |
| 47 | The defendant was held liable for the loss , as the thief 's act did not break the chain of causation . |
| 48 | ‘ Well I have n't heard the official report because I had to go to my board meeting , but if you ask me , Maggie 's dragon did it . ’ |
| 49 | ‘ Cinderella 's coach did n't turn up the second time around ? ’ |
| 50 | New ship 's boy did you say , Captain Meredith ? ’ |
| 51 | I was aware that the impending birth of AC2 Herriot 's child did not influence the general war strategy but I still wanted to be as near to Helen as possible at the time . |
| 52 | In a system like this , in which people 's fate did not depend on merit nor on the fulfillment of objectively defined conditions , but on the arbitrary decision of a Party official , a neighbour , a local priest or some other " authorized " citizen , bribery and corruption were soon rife . |
| 53 | She was right , only the anachronisms she tried to wedge into Daine 's Dream did n't take . |
| 54 | This time Folly 's laughter did n't dissolve into tears . |
| 55 | Aung San 's return did much to calm the situation . |
| 56 | Retirement and Dorothy 's influence did in fact restore Wordsworth after the period of revolutionary storm and stress . |
| 57 | ( c ) There was an additional reason for considering that there was no infringement of article 52 : the criterion of the owner 's nationality did not prevent nationals of other member states from establishing themselves in the United Kingdom to operate fishing vessels — it only prevented them from doing so under the British flag . |
| 58 | It is true that the Attorney-General 's Reference did not confront these particular issues directly , and the Lord Chief Justice perhaps intended no more than a sweeping reference to other kindred situations . |
| 59 | Although never a trouble-maker , Trevor 's drinking did get him into strife — and jail — on occasions . |
| 60 | ‘ Well , perhaps the children 's home did n't have any boys , so they sent you a girl , ’ answered the station-master carelessly . |