Did

Examples

• Did I count on that? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She did nothing more. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• But not so easily did Elinor recover from the alarm into which it had thrown her. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• What did you burn 'em for? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The gentleman did it, with a handkerchief and a glass of water. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Often, indeed, when pressed by Hortense to come, she would refuse, because Robert did not second, or but slightly seconded the request. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• What did she say, sister? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• She did not choose it, said her daughter, she would go. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• How earnestly did she then wish that her former opinions had been more reasonable, her expressions more moderate! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• We did not go very far along the road, for Holmes stopped the instant that the curve hid us from the landlord's view. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Miss Kate took out her sketch again, and Margaret watched her, while Mr. Brooke lay on the grass with a book, which he did not read. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I did not invite her back till it was too late. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Did you hit him? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• What did he say he wants with those books? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The water pumps were at work again, and I am not sure that the soft-hearted Captain's eyes did not also twinkle. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

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