Example sentences of "if he did [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Apparently we must believe that ; at least there is no evidence that , if he did visit the collection , it impinged on his consciousness .
2 If he did reach the end of the tunnel , did he wish to be seized naked , and branded ?
3 With a string of southern primaries due in March , Clinton remained the overall favourite for the nomination ; the conventional wisdom was that Tsongas could not generate sufficient appeal outside New England , and — given the 1988 fate of Michael Dukakis , a Massachusetts liberal ( also of Greek ethnic origin ) with whom he was frequently compared — would be unelectable as President even if he did secure the nomination .
4 The pension was a voluntary gratuitous payment ant the words ’ except in the wool trade ’ were merely an intimation to Mr Wyatt that if he did enter the wool trade he must not expect them to continue the pension .
5 ‘ I do n't know how he is supposed to have made it from Carluke to the bar in Motherwell if he did kill the girl at the time it was said he did .
6 He did n't know how high a temperature they could take before they went into shut-down , and he supposed he would n't get a chance to record his findings if he did pursue the experiment to the end .
7 He was advised that if he did use the vehicle he and his employers may be liable to prosecution .
8 Mr Rose himself wanted to move but his wife did not and threatened to leave him if he did accept the offer of employment in Huntingdon .
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