Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] it did [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Aug. 21 a meeting between Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi and US officials resolved tensions which had arisen over what the Kenyan authorities had perceived as the lack of proper consultation about the US operation , involving as it did US military aircraft overflying Kenyan airspace and the arrival of up to 300 US military personnel . |
| 2 | The Islamic Interim Afghan Government ( IIAG ) , elected from the seven Pakistan-based mujaheddin groups in February 1989 [ see p. 36449 ] , was marred by disunity and came under heavy criticism from both Afghan opposition groups and the United States government as being unrepresentative , excluding as it did representatives of the eight factions based among 2,000,000 , mainly Shia , refugees in Iran , and largely lacking representation of field commanders based inside Afghanistan . |
| 3 | This annual jamboree was an unwieldy but useful public relations exercise which needed careful preparation , including as it did representatives from the interested government departments , local authorities , police , fire and water authorities , the National Farmers Union and the Country Landowners ' Association . |
| 4 | So sleazy , Pamella 's tale , featuring as it did madams , whores , procuresses , cash payments , unusual sexual practices , Arabs . |
| 5 | Internationally , this did no harm whatever , relieving as it did part of the burden on the social services , leaving prices unaffected and giving a better standard of living to existing residents and the newly-employed alike . |