Example sentences of "it [adv] [adj] [conj] [pers pn] did " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could hardly descend on Giovanna Sassanta 's house without an appointment , and Anthony had made it abundantly clear that he did not want her to cross the threshold of his hospital . |
| 2 | Did you not find it as strange as I did , that we should so immediately understand each other so well ? |
| 3 | The Collector , for some reason , was attracted to ladies who were overpowered by the fumes of sleep in his presence , but not everybody enjoyed it as much as he did . |
| 4 | They were worlds apart and she knew it as much as he did . |
| 5 | The performers seem to have enjoyed it as much as I did . |
| 6 | He sounded annoyed , and Robbie felt a wave of irritation at his cavalier attitude towards her , but since he had made it perfectly clear that he did n't appreciate her intruding on his private life … |
| 7 | ‘ No — you 'd find it even hotter if we did , ’ he told her firmly , placing their suitcases down and switching on two small lamps on the tables set either side of a large , shabby couch which had clearly seen better days . |
| 8 | Many pioneers of women 's education made it quite clear that they did not accept Emily Davies ' view that girls might be trained in the same way as boys , and argued that they should be given an opportunity , by way of , for example , domestic science classes , to prepare for the lives a majority of them would lead as wives and mothers . |
| 9 | Especially since she had made it very clear that she did n't want to stay . |
| 10 | To risk his job — and Sir Daniel had made it very clear that he did risk it — was a courageous thing to do when you considered how few editors ' chairs there were on the Street . |
| 11 | Instead , he got out of the car and slid the keys into his pocket , making it very clear that he did n't intend to take her anywhere . |
| 12 | Dad , dad used to use it for the bonfires but when he , when he did n't have any petrol he used to use it on the bonfire and he had it in a secret bottle and erm he got it too near and he did n't realize and all of a sudden it goes really really hot and he threw it and everywhere . |