Example sentences of "they had [adv] [vb pp] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they had n't conceived him as a duty , merely to increase the number of Imperials on the planet . |
| 2 | They got worried when they had n't seen him for a while . |
| 3 | They had n't seen him in months . |
| 4 | In other words , if they had n't got him with the six he 'd never have gone bloody broke ! |
| 5 | They had not warned him about its appearance ; the head was nearly severed , and the face slashed to pieces by a whip . |
| 6 | Carrie asked them anxiously , and they only said that they had not seen him without saying how ridiculous the question was . |
| 7 | He had once fought for the French , but they had not promoted him beyond the rank of colonel , she had deserted to the British who had rewarded his defection with a knighthood and a generalship , but even so , he still felt slighted . |