Example sentences of "[adv] he did [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then suddenly he did stop and she was all sticky and messy and she thought he would speak to her now and comfort her or beg her in his whisper to kiss him , as he had done under the bridge the other nights they 'd met . |
| 2 | Mind you it seemed that they had a test at school last week and he was n't terribly happy with it , he said he could n't understand it , he tried to explain to me what it was , but erm , it 's not , not easy , but Ga Gavin said erm , he said they 'd had a test and he said it took him time to get into it but once he got into it , you know , he did alright in it , I think he said how many he got , he did n't seem to do too badly , but he said Alex did n't really do anything and what he did do he thought was wrong so he did n't hand it in , he said and in actual fact what he had done was right , so I do n't know , I told , I told Alex to go and see , you know , and ask about it and sort of erm , apparently he did do that so at least he 'll know , but erm , it 's strange really because normally Alex |
| 3 | And apparently he did try . |
| 4 | Apparently he did use it but with a different he did n't put nutrients in it did he . |
| 5 | Perhaps he did want to be in the team ? |
| 6 | ‘ And perhaps he did think she would be better off without him ! ’ |
| 7 | Perhaps he did find her attractive after all ? |
| 8 | So he did know she disliked his touch . |
| 9 | So that 's it so he did come . |
| 10 | Well he thought your dad was buying that mould from Jim so he did say that , he , he 'd lent him that book on how to actually build them , but that 's |
| 11 | He was always waiting , very receptive to new ideas and so he did like people and organizations to present their views and he did like to hear discussion . |
| 12 | So he did have a problem then ? |
| 13 | ‘ The door was flung wide and in he did ride |
| 14 | Nevertheless he did suggest a remission of duty to one-fifteenth on all ore mined in the sole of Taylor 's Level ; on the N.W. course of the vein on Deep Level ; and in all the ground S.E. of the Deep Level Cross-cut intersection . |
| 15 | and er , he 's been on the dole admittedly he did go on the dole If you 're on the dole for part of the year , your own salary is do they add your dole money to the salary , charge you tax on that , |
| 16 | When finally he did broach the subject of the ball , Isobel refused to take his invitation seriously and said he should take someone his own age . |
| 17 | Herluin , when finally he did touch , touched as if the vellum might burn him , timidly and convulsively , and even when he had the book open , for better or worse , agonized a few moments over where to choose on the page , shifting from recto to verso and back again before settling . |
| 18 | I would n't put it past Nigel for showing off he did show off and he was trying to , he was trying to be really cool . |
| 19 | Five little speckled frogs , had not a speck of luck each little look delicious , yum , yum , yum , they wo n't be made a fool when it was , how now they now there are four green speckled frog , frog , frog , four little speckled frogs , had not a speck of luck each little look delicious , yum , yum , yum , they wo n't be made a fool when it was , how now they now there are three green speckled frog , frog , frog , three little speckled frogs had not a speck of luck each little look delicious , yum , yum , yum , they wo n't be made a fool when it was how now they now there are two green speckled frog , frog , frog , two little speckled frogs had not a speck of luck each little look delicious , yum , yum , yum , they wo n't be made a fool when it was how now now there 's just one green speckled frog , frog , frog , sshh , one little speckled frog had all his speckles off he did look delicious yum , yum , yum , he wo n't be made a fool when it was how now they |
| 20 | If ever he did go to the bazaar he would expect the shopkeepers to stand up when he entered … |
| 21 | Gradually he did begin to stay with her in the evenings and to neglect the cafés . |
| 22 | Sometime later he did turn up , also very much put out but for a different reason . |
| 23 | A couple of months later he did come to the Hammersmith Odeon with Bernie and me to see them play I could seethe relief on his face when he realised they really were a band . |
| 24 | Erm yeah probably he did have . |
| 25 | But verily he did return , smiling , if a trifle shagged out , saying , ‘ That 's done . ’ |
| 26 | Now he did glance behind , to see the car following steadily . |
| 27 | Now he did smile , and it changed him completely , lifting the lines of his face so that he appeared hardly older than herself , though she knew from Miss Beard that he was almost thirty . |
| 28 | And now he did smile , pleased by her recognition ; by her quoting back at him the poem he had read to her only two days past . |
| 29 | Now he did look at Alice , and was able to sustain the look , though it was evident it was a strain , keeping his eyes on his daughter 's eyes ; he simply did not understand what he was seeing . |
| 30 | Now he did look at her and the look was almost forlorn . |