Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] had [adv] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The longest he had ever stayed off was six months , at the first attempt . |
| 2 | In one blinding flash then , she had realised how much she had actually given up for Paul in a futile attempt to avert his jealous outbursts — friends , family , social life , even smiling … |
| 3 | They joined those who had deliberately held back … the wise ones knew that the train turned round at Lynn . |
| 4 | Those who had perhaps drawn back after much involvement came out of retirement to lead the church more effectively than ever before . |
| 5 | If you do , you will make her angry , and when the Headmistress gets angry you had better watch out . ’ |
| 6 | Mr Springer joined the party 25 years ago , and admitted that this era could be the most difficult he had ever lived through . |
| 7 | At Eton the different houses and classrooms were spread over a large area , and in the next day or two I had somehow to find out where and when which masters were teaching me what subjects . |
| 8 | He was older than Roland , a child of the Sixties who had temporarily dropped out , opted for freedom and Parisian revolutions , sitting at the feet of Barthes and Foucault , before coming back to dazzle Prince Albert College . |