Example sentences of "[conj] he did [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where he did intervene in public , it was generally to lend support to ‘ legal ’ discriminatory measures — for the most part popular and meeting with widespread approval — excluding Jews from German society and the economy . |
| 2 | He then became registrar at Leeds General Infirmary , before taking up a fellowship at Harvard Medical School , where he did research into organ transplants . |
| 3 | Fleischmann discussed radiation with them , aware that if fusion was indeed happening in the cell there could be significant health risks although he did seem to be feeling all right . |
| 4 | But relations between the quiet , let's-get-on-with-it Cooder and the not entirely sane Captain proved too much of a strain , and after this brief walk on the wild side Ry immersed himself in session work — much of it bread-and-butter stuff , although he did play for Randy Newman and Phil Ochs , began to learn about music for films , and became a friend of The Stones , a period he does not generally discuss . |
| 5 | Kemp had reported to the group that he would be arriving in Oxford at 3 p.m. — and the simple truth is that he did arrive in Oxford at 3 p.m . |
| 6 | His wife Anne says that he DID drink in Saudi , but would never have committed the more serious offence of running a still and selling its produce . |
| 7 | ‘ I suppose you 're right , ’ Lucy sighed , knowing that she herself could be replaced by Doreen within moments of Silas 's discovering that he did care for his ex-girlfriend after all . |
| 8 | It seemed that he did want to , for he answered her question far more fully than he need have done . |
| 9 | But Charles had a nagging fear that it was n't that , that Michael Banks really was trying , that he did go through the lines time after time in the evenings , but that his mind could no longer retain them . |
| 10 | That he did leave behind a after lunch , when you , after you 'd gone , a couple of very useful disks . |
| 11 | It appears that he did search for 3-dimensional examples but could find none without divisors of zero . |
| 12 | It is not generally realized that he did write on such topics , though it must be admitted that a frontal attack on the factory system was not likely to be poetically successful . |
| 13 | Your worships , Mr works for Wallbank aerials in Worley and he works for them as an engineer his vehicle was erm something that he did use for work , but unfortunately as a result of the accident his has been written off and he has n't yet been able to er , replace it and so he 's having to be erm er , chauffeured by the company to do his er his work . |
| 14 | His vehicle was erm something that he did use for work but unfortunately as a result of the accident his has been written off and he has n't yet been able to er replace it and so he 's having to be erm er chauffeured by the company to do his er his work . |
| 15 | Vincent retorted that he did wish to be better than he was , and feared stagnation , but was ‘ even more afraid of remedies that are worse than the evil itself . ’ |
| 16 | And he did smell of drink . |
| 17 | And I said ‘ All right then ’ and I cracked a joke and he did go to the supervisor . |
| 18 | The passing years took their toll , of course , and he did go into a decline when Grandmother died . |
| 19 | Carrie said , and he did laugh at her then . |
| 20 | I used to go to him and say , ‘ Bill , please try and get them to do this ’ , and he did fight for me quite a lot , but it was an uphill struggle all the way . |
| 21 | And he did say to me he would like to have seen her again at and monitor this , this |
| 22 | And he did say to me well he has spoken to me about it , he did say answering the telephone . |
| 23 | If he did go to Medewich on Thursday . |
| 24 | He was a good person to be with , even if he did laugh at her . |
| 25 | Annunziata agreed that Anthony was unlikely to waste time going out to dinner with the others even if he did return in time and promised to cook something quickly for him if he appeared wanting a meal . |
| 26 | If he did apply in time and gave up all to one creditor , he remained a prisoner in the rest of the actions . |
| 27 | Then , assuming the visitor was given a guided tour of the manor , he would then leave the kitchen and find the WC directly opposite the front door ; just a WC , no bath , no wash-hand basin , no toilet-paper , no mod-cons ; if he did wish to ‘ spend a penny ’ , well , yesterday 's newspaper was cut neatly into 6 inch squares and nailed on to a convenient wall . |
| 28 | But he did leave for London , like so many others in love with where they came from , in need of where they went . |
| 29 | But he did want to be asked . |
| 30 | But he did refer to a spectator and an alleged verbal and physical abuse on Dooley and himself . |