Example sentences of "and [verb] [conj] had [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had needed to wind down after the spiralling tensions of the day , and once again he felt the company warmth and support that had sustained him through the day . |
| 2 | He had encouraged and praised her , bullied her a little when she needed bullying , and given her the love and support that had made her feel , even in the darkest moments of self-doubt , that she could rise above all the problems and emerge triumphant . |
| 3 | The first glimpse of Father Philip had made his heart turn and contract in him with the pain of the memories that tugged him back towards Aber , older memories than the bitterness and anger that had driven him away . |
| 4 | His lips had shown a passion and need that had equalled her own but he had not pressed it any further . |
| 5 | Tom handed him a towel and after he had dried himself and had his hair rubbed and combed and had put his pyjamas on , he sat down on the pouffe by the armchair while Tom sat ready to tell him a story . |