Example sentences of "[noun] he did [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Though he ultimately lost his head under the executioner 's axe , whilst that head was on his shoulders he did use it well . |
| 2 | Althusser 's historical interest derives from the fact that he represents the only orthodox Marxist theorist who has tried to get out of Hegel while remaining a Marxist — though for many Marxists he did sacrifice Marxism in the process , which only suggests how closely Marxism and Hegelianism are intertwined . |
| 3 | Although in September 1939 he did not seem sure whether he would be able to compose any more poetry — it was a time when any kind of " plan " seemed futile — within three or four months he did start work upon another poem . |
| 4 | He was vaguely surprised that what sense of loss he did have seemed to be connected in some way with Cyprus . |
| 5 | The fish and chips he did buy were simply scrumptious . |
| 6 | After the war he also confessed to me that his eyesight was very bad and he would not have passed any normal eye test that we used in the RAF , hut he did have contact lenses . |
| 7 | Ironically , the exercise he did to keep him fit , has caused his back injury . |
| 8 | Certainly he never became an outstanding dancer , but as a performer he did have a feeling for movement and character that enabled him to make a theatrical impact in some roles not needing much technique or classical style . |
| 9 | One person whose eye he did catch was Patrick McGoohan , who recommended him for the role of cabin boy John Drake in Sir Francis Drake , a twenty-six-part adventure series made by ITC , whose boss , Lew Grade , was expert at making programmes that would sell to America ; one of them was Danger Man , starring McGoohan . |
| 10 | ‘ So Mr Flowerdew he did pay him double ; and my grandfather said : |
| 11 | Although he has spent most of his working life in academia he did have an eight- year stint , from 1963 , in industrial research . |
| 12 | Very quickly erm er the Mrs said that er yes I do have a direct er line to God and one of the messages he did give me was that I should start to write Focus . |
| 13 | And er would have erm perceived that he was n't greatly hampered by it , but once you 've got a surgeon who is going to get a fat fee he did say to him are you sure you want this done |
| 14 | For Sidonius the immediate result was exile , but after one or two years he did return , and lived out his life as bishop , albeit harassed by his own clergy , until the late 480s . |
| 15 | Thus we must not , if we think that some other procedure than that adopted by the Secretary of State would be better or fairer , therefore conclude that the procedure he did adopt is necessarily unfair . |
| 16 | The I think the only changes he did tell us was in sixteen eighty when they put sash windows on the front . |
| 17 | For mercy he did cry . |
| 18 | One participant claimed that when he used his West Belfast address in job applications he had no replies , but when he used an outside address he did receive replies . |
| 19 | The concept of the DEA , conceived , according to legend , by Wilson and his deputy , George Brown , in the back of a taxi on the short journey between the St Ermin 's Hotel and the House of Commons ( a legend Wilson has demolished , though on that journey he did offer Brown the job of running the DEA ) had scarcely received the attention it deserved during Labour 's preparation for power . |
| 20 | What little money he did have was spent on a record selected with extreme care which became , to his way of thinking , a possession close to his heart . |
| 21 | It was difficult to see any change in her , muffled as she was in coat and scarves , but one change he did recognize . |
| 22 | But in the final hour he did deliver the goods , taking impromptu questions from the audience . |
| 23 | He always had to spend ages reassuring Lennie he did want to travel with him and George had to keep on reminding Lennie of their dream , of alfalfa and rabbits , to comfort him . |
| 24 | The man she saw on the other side was in his late thirties , his hair receding slightly , but what hair he did have was thick and lustrous and reached the collar of his shirt . |
| 25 | Peter gave him a key to come in the flat any time , you know , of course he did did n't he , he was |
| 26 | But of course he did ride . ’ |
| 27 | He sits , one leg thrown across the arm of his chair , relaxed and humorous as he talks matter-of-factly about the drug he did become addicted to : the theatre . |
| 28 | Again early in the second half he was just wide , but after 49 minutes he did succeed when not only did Wakefield collapse a scrum but they were also offside . |
| 29 | One thing he did want was money , enough of it , and pretty soon : ‘ Without money you miss most of the pleasures and lose most of the time , and do n't let's pretend otherwise . ’ |
| 30 | And one thing he did know about the real Sandra was that she had a very low tolerance for boredom , and that she got bored very easily . |