Example sentences of "did [pron] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He liked Donald a great deal ; and the prospect of the man 's imminent death did nothing to dispel this feeling , since he was the person directly responsible for this state of affairs . |
| 2 | I did nothing to cause that . |
| 3 | At first neither Ceauşescu 's guards and officials nor the older professional participants in the display wanted to let the young woman take part , but she did nothing to banish any assumption that her surname indicated a relationship with the First Lady . |
| 4 | Studies carried out in Hull , did nothing to confirm this prediction . |
| 5 | Mr Fallon said this did nothing to help those people with mobility difficulties who wanted to park in the afternoon . |
| 6 | The Pope 's visit to Central America in March 1983 did nothing to alter this situation . |
| 7 | What I felt consciously was anxiety , accompanied by shame , and at school the procedure for dealing with menstruation did nothing to diffuse either emotion . |
| 8 | We did nothing like that . |
| 9 | Yeah well , did everyone hear that ? |
| 10 | Did everyone hear that ? |
| 11 | What did a boy still at university , with no prospects yet of any sort of career , what did someone like that want with a massive country house ? |
| 12 | Did someone say this on here ? ? ? |
| 13 | Did I chuck that away ? |
| 14 | Now how did I do that ? |
| 15 | At the time it might be great and five years later I think , ‘ Why did I do that ? ’ but sometimes it 's the only way of finding something out . |
| 16 | I know if I feel depressed I should n't just sit on my own , you just dwell on it : ‘ Why did I do this , why did I do that ? ’ |
| 17 | What did I do that was so wrong ? ’ she wailed . |
| 18 | ‘ Hell 's teeth — did I do that ? ’ he muttered contritely . |
| 19 | ‘ How the bloody Hell did I do that ? ’ |
| 20 | " Did I do that ? " asked Sara looking at his face . |
| 21 | when did I do that ? |
| 22 | Why did I do that ? |
| 23 | Oh , how did I do that ? . |
| 24 | I know if I feel depressed I should n't just sit on my own , you just dwell on it : ‘ Why did I do this , why did I do that ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Did I do this ? ’ he asked . |
| 26 | Right , so er tape , what day did I do this ? |
| 27 | ‘ What did I tell that Cotton bloke ? ’ |
| 28 | Who did I tell that to ? |
| 29 | Did I tell this , |
| 30 | Well I mean , you know , let's , let's , let's be honest , oh good lord did I leave that there ? |