Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] had [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We reported a couple of years back that just as leading US companies like IBM Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co were adopting Total Quality Management with messianic zeal , the Japanese had decided that it was not good enough and had moved on to Zero-Defects Management , and the Financial Times ' Observer column offers an example of just why : it has a release that flags ‘ the first major conference on Total Quality Management for Pension Finds ’ . |
| 2 | Aggie had taken her hat and coat off and had dropped on to the settle , and as he entered the room she said immediately , ‘ Somethin' will have to be … ’ but paused as Millie came in on Ben 's heels , and she nodded towards her saying , ‘ Go and take your things off and set the tray . ’ |
| 3 | She had detoured through the town 's central square on the way home and had sat down on a bench , raising her head to the trees . |
| 4 | She had taken a handful of downers with her whisky around 10 a.m. and had woken up in hospital . |
| 5 | Miss Foley was ready to go now and had come up to the desk to clear his out tray . |
| 6 | I am told that other people have had similar experiences but are not prepared to enlarge on their stories ; perhaps they had seen a ghost of a long-gone railwayman who had worked in the area years ago and had come back to his earthly place of employment ! |