Example sentences of "[noun pl] but it did " in BNC.
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| 1 | In those days a man was allocated duties , it is true they tried to arrange that he was on early spread , medium or late duties but it did n't always work out because of holidays , sickness or that but erm there were no restriction on hours . |
| 2 | The government could and should have required FGD on all its old power stations but it did n't . |
| 3 | the staff somewhere and we , we came in here and of course most of the people eventually had families and er they moved out to bigger accommodation as their families grew up , you know , er , we were very pleased to get the house of course because we 'd we 'd lived in this Nissan hut for er either one or two years but it did |
| 4 | I 'm trying to explain to you that there was a different atmosphere about it , the whole situation , I know they were hard times , I know that some people had some really rough times but it did n't show very much , and when I come to think of all my parents ' friends I do n't remember anybody having a wife bashing episode or they all seemed to be very contented with their lot somehow except one , and that was a little bit dicey when I was a little kid , but the man died and the Observer the next week the er obituary notice was put in the paper and underneath they 'd got , with Christ which is far better and my father said and they she could n't have said anything better words |
| 5 | The press reflected the living culture of the people ; it could influence opinion and reinforce existing attitudes but it did not create new forms of entertainment and rarely attempted to alter the habits or loyalties of its readership . |
| 6 | And it bounced and bounced and bounced and I thought it was going on for ages but it did n't . |
| 7 | Nonconformity did not will migration into the towns nor the migration out again to the suburbs but it did meet the challenges presented by these mammoth social changes . |
| 8 | Late in 1988 I purchased a second-hand Toyota KS901 ( we are now the best of friends but it did take a while ) . |
| 9 | ‘ Now , because I feel so healthy , I do n't feel sorry for myself and I can say : ‘ Yes , I would have loved to have had children but it did n't happen and I accept it . ’ |
| 10 | This brought acid secretion in the duodenal ulcer patients into the range of the H pylori positive healthy volunteers but it did not fall to the values of H pylori negative healthy volunteers . |
| 11 | A sudden wave of panic swept over her and she glanced at the others but it did n't seem as if she was going to learn anything for the moment . |