Example sentences of "did they [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or did they choose a kind of evening do you know ? or did it not matter ? |
| 2 | How did they choose the firm ( eg the reputation of the firm , of a practice area , or of a particular lawyer ; personal association ; referrals from current or former clients , or professional agencies ) ? |
| 3 | Why did they choose the ditch and not the road ? |
| 4 | On MOTD , did they show the banner unfurled at that point which said ‘ LEEDS HAVE WON AWAY ’ ? |
| 5 | ‘ Not once did they finish a job properly . |
| 6 | William Pitt , First Earl of Chatham , should have had pall-bearers equal in rank to himself , but this was not to be and in a letter written in 1778 following the funeral in Westminster Abbey , the nineteen-year-old Pitt the Younger said to his mother , ‘ The Court did not honour us with their countenance , nor did they suffer the procession to be as magnificent as it ought ; but it had , notwithstanding everything essential to the great object , the attendance being most remarkable . |
| 7 | SO HOW did they break the news to a joyful populace , eagerly waiting to hear the outcome of Margaret Hilda versus The Fossil ( © the Sun ) ? |
| 8 | Did they make a mistake by their decision to oppose changes ? |
| 9 | ‘ My parents , when visiting to see the newborn , were always very careful to ignore , almost , the new baby and fuss the older one just as she was used to , and only after she had gone to sleep did they make a fuss of the new baby . |
| 10 | Tell me did you have a nice day at school , did they make a fuss of you ? ’ |
| 11 | Now , the wee pink tablets , did , when you started them , did they make a difference ? |
| 12 | How did they make the stuff hold all that water ? |
| 13 | ‘ Did they make the journey safely ? ’ |
| 14 | Not only did they make the move , but they also managed to negotiate some funding and an arrangement whereby their staff could continue to be trained on E&Y courses . |
| 15 | Did they represent a time when women gathered apart from men , experiencing their own primal potency , and sharing their own secrets with one another and with the pubescent girls ? |
| 16 | Why did they think the Earth was flat for ? |
| 17 | And why did they leave the church house ? |
| 18 | Why did they leave the church house ? |
| 19 | ‘ Did they give a reason ? ’ |
| 20 | They thought it over and only after their first choice , Eli Wallach , announced he would be doing a Broadway play instead of making the film , did they give the part to Sinatra . |
| 21 | At what stage did they split the power and the transport ? |
| 22 | And did they do any Did they do a trade comparable to the Cooperative ? |
| 23 | Yeah actually , I 'd be interested if someone sitting on the planning committee , or perhaps a director erm , yeah or perhaps you could tell me , er , why why if the planning committee members are so concerned about this , did they grant the planning permission ? |
| 24 | Why did they choose to omit a particular miracle and why did they change the chronology elsewhere ? |
| 25 | Did they dance the paul Jones ? |
| 26 | Did they want a flower container ? |
| 27 | ‘ Did they want a boy do you think ? ’ |
| 28 | Did the taxi-driver , the ticket-collector at the station , the other passengers standing on the platform — did they sense the difference about the children and , seeing the black armbands , nod sadly , knowingly , and smile in encouragement and sympathy ? |
| 29 | How did they draw a face ? |
| 30 | Did they enjoy the lesson ? |