Example sentences of "but [subord] he did [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But where he did recognise the private sector he merely saw conflict and not the contradictory unity . |
| 2 | Chapman may have been seeking to ease the pressure on his players , but if he did entertain hopes of the Double , they were dashed when James injured a knee at Upton Park over Easter . |
| 3 | But if he did encounter that God , he thought , his dearest wish would be to spit in his face . |
| 4 | But if he did say it , then he 's a fucking liar . ’ |
| 5 | But when he did appear a suffocating shame kept her rooted to the spot . |
| 6 | But when he did speak at last , his words were a chilling disappointment . |
| 7 | Erm he started his life er in Vietnam in the violence of Vietnam , and had therefore a lot of violence in his early life , which I think really stayed with him , but when he did join the Army , he was very proud to be doing so , and very proud to be wanting to be part of Britain and serving Britain in whatever way he could . |
| 8 | But when he did say yes I 'll have that one and so on and that |
| 9 | My father did n't know that because he was hardly ever around but when he did put in an appearance , the aunt behaved differently . ’ |