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Example sentences for "and did"

  • This oath she might justly take, and did so, and so she was dismissed.

  • We took a great square stone in the temple for the Master's chair, and little stones for the officer's chairs, and painted the black pavement with white squares, and did what we could to make things regular.

  • So he did his best to knock all the Society Islands out of the water one by one, and I went into the lower deck, and did my picture on the port side as far forward in her as I could go.

  • There was a Commissioner in Simla, in those days, who was, and wore, and did, all I have said.

  • Although very old, she still played the harp, and did it very well.

  • The president of the society came to see him, promised to speak to the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce about him, and did so.

  • Olympian look which none durst gainsay; and did, without stratagem, in such unceremonious fashion, hunt as well as register!

  • The National Assembly, in abolishing Feudalism, promised that 'compensation' should be given; and did endeavour to give it.

  • Because my false mate has played the traitor: evil was abolished; I meant faithfully, and did, or would have done.

  • The squire was sore scared thereat, and came to his hackney and set the saddle and bridle upon him, and did on his spurs and girt on his sword, as it seemed him in his sleep, and issued forth of the castle a great pace after the King.

  • They were fain not to refuse, lest the damsels should think they held them not in honour, and did on the two kirtles right poor as they were.

  • The five knights also showed great hardiment, and did more of arms that day than ever had they done tofore, for not one of them but had overthrown at least a single knight and won his horse.

  • But, nevertheless, it was not so; for he would retain both in hand; and did so as long as God's will was.

  • Then went they through the land, and did all as was their wont; destroyed and burnt.

  • Then, over midsummer, came the Danish fleet to Sandwich, and did as they were wont; they barrowed and burned and slew as they went.

  • Don Quixote said that to gratify them he would open it, and did so, and found that it ran as follows.

  • They therefore made haste to reach the spot, and did so by the time those who came had laid the bier upon the ground, and four of them with sharp pickaxes were digging a grave by the side of a hard rock.

  • Then the king let him anon be christened, and did do call him his first name Priamus, and made him a duke and knight of the Table Round.

  • And then King Mark sent unto Sir Marhaus, and did him to wit that a better born man than he was himself should fight with him, and his name is Sir Tristram de Liones, gotten of King Meliodas, and born of King Mark's sister.

  • And in the meanwhile his enemies usurped upon him, and did a great battle upon his men, and slew many of his people.

  • Then came in the Red Knight, with three score knights with him, and did to Sir Gareth homage and fealty, and all those knights to hold of him for evermore.

  • And after King Arthur did do ransack the dead bodies, and did do bury them that were slain of his retinue, every man according to the estate and degree that he was of.

  • So, seeing them, he leapt anon from his chariot, fell on the ground, and did obeisance.

  • He made his story rather amusing, describing the strange ways of the Egyptians; how they worshipped cats and bulls, and did everything in just the opposite of the Greek way of doing things.

  • The kings were the leaders in war and judges in peace, and did sacrifices to the Gods, killing cattle and swine and sheep, on which they afterwards dined.

  • And did not, because it had occurred to her that it might look, to use Nina's word, as though she were crushed.

  • Here lies her body, which did live Free from all vice, as I believe, And did decease at my bedside, The year and day in which she died.

  • And first of all, in the Fodder Street he held dispute against all the regents or fellows of colleges, artists or masters of arts, and orators, and did so gallantly that he overthrew them and set them all upon their tails.

  • For in waiting on the concoction and attending the digestion of his food, they made a thousand pretty instruments and geometrical figures, and did in some measure practise the astronomical canons.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    and blessed; and came; and departed; and did; and every; and fell; and fro; and his; and laid; and looked; and now; and said; and she; and thee; and there; and they; and this; and thy; and well; and when; and while; directly after; four rows; her native; other services; sharp look