Example sentences of "did [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I loved the song , and I think it should have been a hit , but there again the record company did nothing to promote it . |
| 2 | That these features were often called ‘ adaptations ’ did nothing to explain them . |
| 3 | And from each fragment the light darted , white and spurting , a light that broke the dark but did nothing to dispel it . |
| 4 | She felt him kiss her breasts : a light touch with closed lips , which did nothing to arouse her . |
| 5 | She began to tremble , but although he must surely have known that she was not enjoying what he was doing , he said and did nothing to reassure her , nor gave her any sign of love or affection . |
| 6 | The presence of the bodies of Rodo and Molassi did nothing to reassure her . |
| 7 | The fact that such an occupation was un-likely to provide him with a living did nothing to deter him . |
| 8 | Tears welled up in her eyes , and she did nothing to stop them from spilling through her fingers and on to her cheeks . |
| 9 | She said nothing , but only arched back against the soft leather , lost in the tantalising , agonising pleasure of his hands — a pleasure that lit a fire deep inside her , but did nothing to quench it . |
| 10 | These tensions were held in check by Edward IV but he did nothing to resolve them , and after his death they erupted into the faction struggle which cost Edward V his throne . |
| 11 | These tensions were held in check by Edward IV but he did nothing to resolve them , and after his death they erupted into the faction struggle which cost Edward V his throne . |
| 12 | ’ He left the thought hanging and I did nothing to bring it to earth . |
| 13 | He recognised how she felt and did nothing to encourage it . |
| 14 | But when he did nothing to help them and they were defeated by troops loyal to Saddam , they decided the West no longer supported them . |
| 15 | Having observed his or her own former situation by means of regression , the patent will then during the course of a counselling session have the opportunity to discuss what happened ( something that may never have been done before ) , to express anger at the perpetrator and possibly at others who may have guessed what was going on but perhaps did nothing to prevent it , and to understand that he or she was in no way to blame for what occurred . |
| 16 | She rages again , always aware that in fact she did nothing to prevent it . |
| 17 | But these firms , as I said , they wanted this or that or the other and with er because of this fellow Mr he did nothing to get it out of his so it just happened , you know what I mean . |
| 18 | She put it in her lap , and , her voice a thread , said , ‘ Yes , oh , yes , ’ and then , ‘ I did nothing to provoke it , nothing … |
| 19 | The splendour of the room never failed to unsettle him , and the fact that everyone else was going through the same series of salutations did nothing to make him feel more comfortable . |
| 20 | They looked down on us silently , and did nothing to make us feel happier . |
| 21 | He took three audacious fours off an over from Hemmings , and the loss of Vengsarkar , flicking at one of Fraser 's worst deliveries , did nothing to sober him up . |
| 22 | I know , how much did them cost ya ? |
| 23 | Why did everyone think she could n't cope with hurt ? |
| 24 | Why did everyone accuse him of being cross ? |
| 25 | ‘ Did everyone like them ? ’ |
| 26 | Why did no-one tell me ? |
| 27 | Oh dear , did someone pull it out then ? |
| 28 | oh , oh , the thing is okay , did it , did erm , did , Daniel just suddenly like asked you out or did someone got you together ? |
| 29 | Did someone send you to go through Marek 's things , or was it you who made the decision ? ’ |
| 30 | And did someone give you a sandwich and you and you put it back ! |