Example sentences of "did [pron] [vb infin] that the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was something enthralling about this scene , the three girls in the circle of insect-laden light , so that I had n't wondered what she was doing and only now did I realise that the girl was a fortune-teller . |
| 2 | The principles of the NBS , brainchild of A1 Garden Aquaria 's Peter Oakes , were outlined in last month 's column , but little did I imagine that the device itself would be in my hands so soon afterwards , let alone up and running in time for this update . |
| 3 | The field was laid out in strips about two feet apart and only after pushing into the crop did I realize that the plants were trained up a trellis of almost invisible wires and that I was in a hop field — a ‘ beer field ’ , as Duncan would have called it . |
| 4 | Also did you realise that the absorption of amino acids through the gut is competitive , i.e. if you put a load of neat amino acids into a bait you can prevent the absorption of others that are needed ! |
| 5 | We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ? |
| 6 | And did you think that the Germans were were bad or ? |
| 7 | unc Did you find that the top and bottom of each fraction was multiplied by 3 to give the next fraction on the line ? |
| 8 | And did you find that the text book they had to use , changed through the years or just the |
| 9 | Look back to page 115 , question 6 , did you find that the area of 4 units the triangle was 8 sq units . |
| 10 | Did you say that the ratepayers approved ? |
| 11 | And after leaving the main bedroom did you learn that the rest of the flat was secured ? |
| 12 | Did you know that the Institute 's questionnaire database contains 19,892 ‘ unknown ’ members ? |
| 13 | Did you know that the trams are older than the Tower ? |
| 14 | But did you know that The Ramblers ' Association is also heavily involved in working to conserve our countryside ? |
| 15 | The writing on a carton of orange juice may tell you that it contains a certain amount of vitamin C — but did you know that the vitamin C content starts to decrease from the moment the carton is opened ? |
| 16 | Did you know that the planet Saturn is associated with lead ? |
| 17 | ‘ And did you know that the County of Meath is known as Royal Meath ? ’ |
| 18 | For instance , did you know that the guy who bought up all the land around your place has gone bust ? ’ |
| 19 | Did you know that the people who sell the milk , the dairies that sell a bring it round to you did you know , not many people know this ! |
| 20 | Did you know that the Bass VI had a bridge-mounted mike ( missing from your sample ) ? |
| 21 | If you are an academic , did you know that the SERC , jointly with other UK research councils , maintains a European Office in Brussels which can help you do so ? |
| 22 | Only when the bottles leaked in a smelly , milky mess all over everything in her bag did she discover that the rings and sealing discs did not fit properly . |
| 23 | Only several weeks later , as she lay stifling in her cabin on a filthy steamer from Trebizond , did she reflect that the Kurd , in the whole time he had been with them , had executed Miss Fergusson 's commands with punctiliousness and honour ; further , that she had no means of knowing what had passed between the two of them that last night in the cave . |
| 24 | Only when she checked with directory enquiries did she learn that the receiver was off the hook . |
| 25 | Little did they realize that the individual was crucifying herself inside ’ . |
| 26 | Only much later , in court , did it transpire that the witness could not possibly have seen the suspect 's face at the distance 75 metres in conditions of semi-darkness . |
| 27 | Nor did it help that the morning , which had started so bright , began to cloud over . |
| 28 | Only later did it emerge that the Germans had supported his candidature for the post of High Commissioner in Danzig , and that he had since 1920 been on very friendly terms with Baron Ernst von Wiesäker , the head of the political section of the German Foreign Office . |
| 29 | Only then did it emerge that the settlers did not really know what they intended to do . |
| 30 | But how did it happen that the Davy miner 's lamp worked out so well for the owners and so badly for the miners ? |