Example sentences of "he did [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Living as he did high above the Thames on the fringe of the city , this was n't his part of London . |
| 2 | He appeared in court to hear the charge read out to him , that he did unlawfully kill Joanna Hughes in August last year . |
| 3 | And as he went he did great good , and gave alms , feeding the poor and needy . |
| 4 | He looked much the same as he did later , with a T-shirt and his 5000 volt haircut . |
| 5 | The father of one family had no contact with their Irish Catholic grandparents because he had married a Protestant — although he did later inherit one of the grandfather 's pawnshops . |
| 6 | ‘ I am returning the delightful Quarto edition of Crowe 's poem , from which I have been able to observe what he did later with the piece . |
| 7 | Moss escaped with his life but the famous " Lucky No.7 " car of his was not seen in a Formula One Grand Prix again although he did later return to saloon car racing . |
| 8 | What happened before MacQuillan came had a considerable effect on what he did later . |
| 9 | The main doors of the cathedral are the original bronze ones , 1186 , by Bonanno of Pisa , which have 42 sculptured panels depicting the Old and New Testament ; they are similar to the ones which he did later on Pisa Cathedral ( p. 149 ) . |
| 10 | I agreed and I put him under training for Mosquito , and to the best of my knowledge ( and this is only a guess ) he did over 70 sorties , got himself at least one DFC , if not two , and became a very worthwhile member of the Pathfinder Force . |
| 11 | Yeah he did exceptionally well in the early part of the move . |
| 12 | I was just an honest guy who wanted to get on with what he did best , scoring tries , and I think the supporters responded to that . ’ |
| 13 | He always said he did best when I was with him . |
| 14 | Graham 's production , performed on a mock-up apron stage , included wistful music written by Johnny Dankworth and slapstick comedy , which gave Crawford the chance to get noticed for what he did best . |
| 15 | Off the field , he conducted himself with the same composure and dignity as he did whenever he pulled on the white shirt of England or the claret and blue of West Ham . |
| 16 | And so , judged from my standpoint , erm which is that of other ancient and distinguished editions , I would say that in this respect he did ultimately fail , but failed in the most lovable , eloquent and memorable manner . |
| 17 | Gore was seen to have the advantages of youth , good looks , and increasing political stature — as a candidate in the 1988 contest he did unexpectedly well and had increased his reputation since . |
| 18 | In Philip 's two honours subjects , Maths and History , he did particularly well but he also passed in five other subjects including Welsh and his loathed Chemistry . |
| 19 | Ricky had to steel himself not to take her in his arms , but he would have been putting a match to a petrol-soaked bonfire , and he did n't want to hate himself any more than he did already . |
| 20 | A thumbnail sketch by a friend brings Fénéon to life : ‘ He did not thrust himself upon you . |
| 21 | He did not take sides against Abstraction , even though he was one of the organisers of a Surrealist exhibition in London in 1937 . |
| 22 | ‘ The White Rabbit had put on his spectacles , but he did not know where to start . |
| 23 | He did not write an autobiography , but his letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience , especially artists . |
| 24 | He did not like Courbet 's subject . |
| 25 | T. Behrens gives the impression that he has more to say about himself than the progress of this mad love — to which he did not stand all that close at the time , brother as he was — has allowed him to come up with . |
| 26 | The difference is that I knew what I wanted and he did not . |
| 27 | Mr Kidd said that he did not think the UK Government would follow suit , but believed pressure from a more demanding American market could encourage British hotels to upgrade their precautions beyond the legal minimum . |
| 28 | Pannell Kerr Forster senior management consultant Nick van Marken said he did not think the changes would result in a dramatic increase in hotels . |
| 29 | Sergeant Bramble was so engrossed in mouthing along with the Daily Express that he did not notice the opening of the door . |
| 30 | He did not acknowledge Conroy , but hurried on down with that glazed look of someone already encased in their next entrance . |