Example sentences of "his [noun sg] did [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Léger , whose researches had always been more highly personal than those of the other Cubists with whom he showed , and whose art was now becoming more obviously divergent , is also sometimes referred to as an Orphist ; this , however , is understandable since his work did have something in common with Delaunay 's . |
| 2 | Er Your Worships the one remaining summons is the one relating to the fact that his vehicle er was n't taxed at the time of the accident , and I think er you , you will be aware , his tax did run out at the end of May and this accident happened on the twenty first of June . |
| 3 | And when , on occasion , his name did creep into a scandal-sheet or a confessional biography , he was invariably painted as the patron saint of lost souls . |
| 4 | When his friend did come , Vincent 's parents approved of him , charmed by his personality . |
| 5 | Of course his wife did visit me , but always with her daughters and other ladies who came for regular afternoon visits . |
| 6 | But , like any major retinue , his affinity did have a non-regional component . |
| 7 | But , like any major retinue , his affinity did have a non-regional component . |
| 8 | But , ‘ Yes , of course , ’ she gave in graciously , and was rewarded when his smile did make it . |
| 9 | When his father did hear , he found his son 's actions totally incomprehensible . |
| 10 | Then , when his father did die … |
| 11 | To be fair his game did exceed that . |
| 12 | Spoke to me of ‘ Nessie ’ his theory did expound |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll bet ‘ e could n't knock the cream off a custard puddin' , ’ said Tommy , but this time his voice did carry , and to the instructor 's dismay , Trentham immediately leapt up into the ring and said , ‘ We 'll see about that . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Eeh ! his idea did put the fear of God into me . |
| 15 | The I R A said they killed John Gibson because his company did work for the security services . |
| 16 | And if his visits were not curtailed there had to be a risk that , when Vitor saw Thomas a second time , or a third , or a fourth , he would recognise the resemblance , add up dates , and realise that his mother did have a grandchild ! |
| 17 | His mother did encourage him in other of his writings , and certainly there is a good deal of family tradition in the ten books , which might reflect her influence , but she is not mentioned in the preface to the Decem Libri Historiarum . |
| 18 | His solicitor John Freer said : ‘ It 's absolute and positive that his brother did lead Robert Cunningham 's son into a life of crime . |
| 19 | Kenneth was a little surprised that Hamish had n't said anything about the factory being in such dire straits , but then his brother did seem to put the church and the factory above family and friends . |
| 20 | Though , as I mentioned , I was unable to make contact with Mr Mint , a letter accompanying his essay did make clear the unfortunate fact that its standard — or perhaps the startling originality of its thinking — did not meet with the examiners ' approval . |