Example sentences of "[coord] did i [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ W-was there a car crash — or did I dream it ? ’ she asked softly . |
| 2 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 3 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 4 | Or did I post it ? |
| 5 | Or did I put it in this one ? |
| 6 | Or did I buy them as odd presents for people who might like them ? |
| 7 | She did not ask my name , nor did I offer it . |
| 8 | I did n't chew my nails with regret at giving him my virginity , furious at my weakness in lying down for him , and taking this boy in my arms just because he was English , a citizen of that great nation which had once ruled half the globe : nor did I blame myself for clinging on to an idea even though it meant severing my links with my country , and travelling to London alone without any member of my family . |
| 9 | I did n't take offence , nor did I think her last question the non sequitur of a schizophrenic — Chineseness had everything to do with financial acumen — but she was treating me with the politeness she would accord a stranger who was her equal . |
| 10 | I 'd not expected to convince the police at the top of the falls that I was a very sane person , nor did I expect them to believe Paul 's emergency story that we were a group of passing Hippies taking our kayaks for a walk . |
| 11 | Nor did I meet you here to be angry with you , I hope I have not so offended you that you refuse to officiate and give us your instructions here tomorrow |
| 12 | Nor did I care I felt , when she walked out of our home that night , she had walked out of my life forever . |
| 13 | At this stage I could n't expect him to be on the bit , but nor did I want him slopping along . |
| 14 | And er they used to come to me and ask things about what they should do and did I think they had a claim for this and that you know , and I used to tell them you see . |
| 15 | Did I think the big flanker was offside and did I think I was half-held . |
| 16 | ‘ Then she told me she 'd been offered a part in Jane Eyre at Warrington rep and did I think she ought to accept . |
| 17 | and did I tell you I bumped into Jean when I went down |
| 18 | Pointy-Beard simply said that Sunil wanted to see me when he 'd finished eating and we were going to meet him at Shazam 's and did I know it . |
| 19 | He asked me what I was going to wear and said his mam had just bought him a new duffle coat and did I like it , ’ she says . |
| 20 | And did I like it ? |
| 21 | I told 'im I was gettin' over me wounds an' 'e said the work was 'ard an' did I fink I could manage it . |