Example sentences of "[vb pp] and had [adv] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ the manufacturer had known that the fuel tank on its subcompact Pinto was defectively designed and had consciously decided to proceed with production in spite of the potential hazards .
2 The rest of the room was sparsely decorated and had only two wooden-backed chairs and a small steel-legged table .
3 The woman columnist at the Star argued that the judge as a man had no real understanding of what the girls had suffered and had unjustifiably let the youths off lightly with seven-year and three-year prison sentences .
4 I remembered that I had promised to see her about some poems she had written and had nervously asked me to read .
5 Repairs too , would be another hazard to face , but the structure was sturdily built and had always been well maintained .
6 She stressed that her client only knew of the cockroach problem the day before the complaint was made and had immediately bought powder to rid the restaurant of the insects .
7 The vibrancers had truly believed what they 'd been taught and had never questioned anything .
8 Before long I was posted and had sadly to make my reluctant goodbyes to Yolande .
9 Elizabeth said that the place was full of letters she had written to someone who had died and had never received them .
10 And Maggie had giggled and had indeed been comforted .
11 She still had n't spoken and had only just , so she thought , heard his name .
12 He was nineteen years of age and had only just qualified to receive the King 's shilling ; but now he was a couple of inches taller , shaved and had even come near to losing his virginity .
13 Grainne thought it was strange that she had never before realised how many Kings of Ireland had been exiled and had later returned .
14 By then his beloved Company had survived and had even acquired an imperial role , which Sulivan had never envisaged .
15 It was known that underground Japanese oil storage facilities had not been destroyed and had even been put into a state for use in some areas .
16 Only one of these patients had been recruited and had then defaulted .
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