Example sentences of "[noun] did " in BNC.
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| 1 | I always wanted to have gallery openings on the same day but Annely Juda did n't . |
| 2 | The electorate did not need to be a democratic one , and as a general rule was not ; all that was needed was an electorate consisting of the men of substance , so that the government would be responsive to their choices . |
| 3 | In 1973 the government ran a considerable campaign to instruct electors how to record their votes under the system of proportional representation , but it was thought that after the experience of two proportional representation elections in 1973 the electorate did not need to be more than reminded of what was required . |
| 4 | Official figures indicated that more than half the 2,900,000 electorate did not vote . |
| 5 | However , the electorate did not trust the Conservatives on full employment policy , and this feeling was confirmed by the aggressive anti-socialist tenor of the election campaign , when the rallying cry was for decontrol as quickly as possible . |
| 6 | The conclusion seems inescapable that the electorate did have a significant impact in determining the composition of the Commons , and therefore the very nature of party strife at Westminster itself . |
| 7 | What I felt consciously was anxiety , accompanied by shame , and at school the procedure for dealing with menstruation did nothing to diffuse either emotion . |
| 8 | So Veronica did n't support herself , Loretta noted . |
| 9 | he was a different child when he got back , the break did do him good and , and thoroughly enjoyed it |
| 10 | Perhaps they knew , as Thorfinn did , that the Pope was learning Greek , there in his imprisonment in Benevento , so that he could the better engage the help of the Eastern Emperor to throw the Normans out of their new lands in Italy . |
| 11 | What Thorfinn did was earn a breathing-space , and the right to lodge some sort of defence in the area . |
| 12 | I should have invited him , as Thorfinn did , but only time will tell if he was right . |
| 13 | The secret news from Dunegal of Nithsdale , using a name that only Thorfinn would recognise , that Thorfinn did not talk of at all , at least before Groa . |
| 14 | These succeeded in bringing out the noble , Edwardian character of the music ; but failed to convey adequately its restless , questioning and sometimes despairing elements — as Elgar 's performances did so clearly . |
| 15 | Well did it how many how many performances did you do ? |
| 16 | As for the Government 's style , Mr Heseltine suggested that much of its tough ‘ rhetoric ’ was empty , because the hostile words did not match the actions . |
| 17 | But the words did not match the actions . |
| 18 | Although Maidstone was now beginning to display the fact that he was far from sober — his walk was a little unsteady and one or two of his words did not come out exactly right — the visit to the hatshop passed off without any untoward incident . |
| 19 | For once the preciseness of the words did not irritate Aggie , and she answered gently , ‘ I 'm sorry , love , but … but she 's had to go away for a day or two . ’ |
| 20 | The voice always seemed to come from the shadows or from somewhere just aside from where he was looking ; and usually the words did n't make any sense , and they passed through his mind so quickly that they 'd gone before he could reach for them . |
| 21 | Some of the words did not even make sense to her but , through the confusion , she 'd been able to salvage enough to piece together roughly the contents . |
| 22 | Even so , words did not come easily to either of us ; for the first time we both realized how very little we knew about each other . |
| 23 | You said , how many words did you do ? |
| 24 | Polly wondered instantly , and clamped her lips together so the words did n't spill out . |
| 25 | She had a hand pressed against the wall for support , and her hard tone and blunt words did n't fool Belinda into thinking she did n't care . |
| 26 | His words did not make sense at all . |
| 27 | Dying inside , she wanted to cry , and if his words did nothing else they did at least stiffen her disintegrating spine . |
| 28 | Since her words did n't appear to be an invitation to food , he returned his intense concentration to the man . |
| 29 | Her soft words did not get a soft reply . |
| 30 | ‘ With what passionate words did you not wrench my young heart from its bosom ? |