Example sentences of "[pers pn] did [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And supposing I did talk to someone about my job ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I did talk to her to set her at her ease , ’ he justified mildly . |
| 3 | They did n't talk to me I mean I did talk to they because |
| 4 | I did hint to Father Donovan that here was a brand ready for plucking , but Michael knows when to leave well alone . |
| 5 | ‘ I mean , next thing he 'll say ‘ Yes , I did sleep with Gennifer Flowers , but it 's okay , I did n't enjoy it ’ . |
| 6 | I did dream about some kittens the other night , there was |
| 7 | I did speak to Paula yesterday , and she said she was gon na speak to you Suzanne |
| 8 | It is very difficult a Sunday , but it Actually although we did n't take a vote on the bus , the few people that I did speak to a few people , and they were not terrible exited at the idea of of an outing during the week . |
| 9 | Chairman , there 's just one little point that I did speak to the Town Clerk and I think the Council should be aware of it . |
| 10 | Erm I did say at the time if the Council agreed it was we would approve the new application it would only be if the original was rescinded and I did speak to the Town Clerk so there 's no need , I 'm not making a big issue , but I think the Council should be aware and the Town Clerk I believe has notified because again this is one of those things that could happen at a later date and as we all know if we have n't made these things perfectly clear . |
| 11 | But really I do n't think so , although I did speak to the Reading manager Ian Porterfield a few minutes ago and he does seem relaxed and so do his players , so you know I am a little worried now , now we 're getting nearer kick-off I 'm beginning to get a little more worried . |
| 12 | But I did make for the baize door a little more quickly than on my way in , and in the semi-darkness stumbled over one of the wellingtons , kicking it half-way across the floor . |
| 13 | PAMELA : When I did sit in Babylon , The rivers round about , Then in remembrance of Zion , The tears of grief burst out . |
| 14 | However I did throw in a little bit of doubt , there was a possible objection there that you might have apacked you sound a little bit doubtful Mrs , do you have a problem with that |
| 15 | So when he rang up that evening to tell me he was taking a fortnight 's leave towards the end of June and what about a trip north as soon as term ended , I did feel as if the fates themselves had taken a hand . |
| 16 | I neither looked like John Wayne , nor sounded like him , but I did feel like him . |
| 17 | He must have found it very tiresome , although I did sing in tune , and I 'm afraid went through several verses . |
| 18 | Well there used to be one on the corner of Street and Street that was , that was a pawnshop right opposite the churches facing it the church were on the one corner Street and used to be on the opposite corner , and Johnny was a member of the church choir as I was after I was ten years ol ten years old , I Mr he must have thought I could sing he sent me down to St Paul 's and I , I went to St Paul 's Church on the corner of Street and I did n't stay there long because it was I was still working part- time I was still a schoolboy but er I did sing in the choir at St Paul 's Church for a time , and then I went , I went back to St Mary 's and All Saints in Palfry as a choirboy and er we used to have choir practice once or twice a week , I know we had it Wednesday night , the choir master was Albert Edward he was a butcher , kept a butcher 's shop on the corner of and |
| 19 | I did want to , once , yet … now that someone else has done it , I feel nothing but pity . |
| 20 | ‘ No , Mother Francis said that they would n't take me , even if I did want to be a nun , until I was over twenty-one . ’ |
| 21 | " No , but I did want to be a good wife to you and mother said men did n't like weaklings . |
| 22 | To be honest , I suppose I did want to , but … well , Madeleine was very young and uncertain of herself , her feelings . |
| 23 | The ones that I did want with turtles on it never had any socks . |
| 24 | I used to get them various gigs at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street and the Roundhouse , and some dates at universities throughout the country , but there was n't an awful lot coming in although I did succeed in getting him a TV appearance and the producer , who was a good friend of mine , said , ‘ I 'll not have this guy on my programme with long hair ’ . ’ |
| 25 | Whenever I did succeed in preparing a family meal , I insisted that everyone eat whatever was placed on her/his plate . |
| 26 | So sorry about your hubby 's mishap though , it must be awkward having no arms and legs at all now , I did shout for you to stop but the wind was blowing the other way . |
| 27 | ‘ That one scene took up a whole morning and I did think to myself I could have written half a script in that time . |
| 28 | ‘ I did think about her a lot , you know . ’ |
| 29 | Well I did think about it — for about an hour . |
| 30 | I did think about emptying the pond this spring and coating the concrete with a rubber paint , but what about the plants . |