Example sentences of "it [adv] did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So in order to impress her I made a speech and it apparently did impress her because I 'm married to her now . |
| 2 | Then suddenly , and sweetly , she began to realise that , since Travis was no more to her than a good friend , and she was still going to have her job at the end of all this , when it finally did end , it was going to be she who had the last laugh — and not N. Massingham Esquire . |
| 3 | When it finally did become self-replicating , this was a device evolved by the mineral crystal ‘ genes ’ to improve the efficiency of manufacture of the RNA ( or similar molecule ) . |
| 4 | I tell you in all candour that the option no longer exists , and that , insofar as it ever did exist , it only worked on each occasion since the war by injecting a bigger dose of inflation into the economy , followed by a higher level of unemployment as the next step . ’ ? |
| 5 | She did not know of the vow he had made that if it ever did come he would make sure she was the first to go , even if it meant him staying in the Cages . |
| 6 | What happened to me might have broken me — it nearly did break me — but I got through . |
| 7 | This behaviour was unmentionable a few years before , although it probably did take place . |
| 8 | I would like to acknowledge Norman 's excellence because the Garrick was sort of stuck in the past for a long time box set imitation stuff and Norman has sort of revitalized it made it extremely professional and it really did make a difference to the performances and I 'd like |
| 9 | And that led me the think of phetam , and to wonder again if it really did confer super-powers . |
| 10 | Cos had it done , he never washes his , like erm went for about four months without washing his hair and it , it really did reek . |
| 11 | To be fair , it really did look as though Ipswich had come for a draw , but we should have more imagination , pace or something to break down teams like that . |
| 12 | No , it was horrific , it really did look |
| 13 | The night that George Harrison and Ringo Starr came on , it really did seem as though there was some mischief afoot . |
| 14 | It really did wipe out all the plus signs . |
| 15 | So , erm , I mean , that was , we thought I came to a discussion about young people which is really good and it really did have people in your age group interesting . |
| 16 | It really did happen . |
| 17 | It really did turn me on and after the first time I done it it it turned me on so much I come . |
| 18 | What it actually did set up was an audit on behalf of both the legislative and the executive , under the detailed direction of the latter . ’ |
| 19 | And it certainly did help . |
| 20 | But of course , I told myself as I walked along an echoing corridor , it never did hurt nowadays . |
| 21 | Any production of ‘ A Midsummer Night 's Dream ’ with a host of well-known film stars , plus music by Mendelssohn , could not help but be of interest , but apparently it never did make a box-office fortune for MGM . |