Example sentences of "[vb pp] that [indef pn] had " in BNC.

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1 Rumours of such ‘ snuff ’ movies had been carefully fostered in the New York Press with accounts of private screenings at Mafia parties , and when it was claimed that one had been acquired for public exhibition , it was advertised with the slogan : ‘ Blood Money , the film that could only be made in South America … where Life is CHEAP ! ’
2 Luce almost added that someone had eavesdropped , but held back the accusation .
3 TWO TURKS who sold kidneys for transplants in London were in so much pain when they were discharged that one had to carry the other out of the hospital , the General Medical Council 's disciplinary committee heard yesterday .
4 The local radio had reported that someone had heard a skylark singing , and that in Lerwick a blackbird was already on its first clutch of catfood .
5 Seems he got left behind at JFK Airport in New York , sitting by the baggage claim with his headphones on , and two hours later , still had n't realised that no-one had come to claim him .
6 Now at last Maggie had realised that something had gone wrong .
7 Consistently the view was presented that one had to feel that the job which one was doing at a particular time could be related to some end product .
8 Defries had decided that someone had to take charge .
9 Booking into the hotel for another night , Kelly was told that someone had been trying to call her .
10 And yet he could have sworn that someone had tapped him on the shoulder .
11 When the accused entered the room , he had appreciated that something had or was taking place because the youths had been leaning over his fiancee .
12 In either event it would be assumed that everyone had perished .
13 A roar of falling water as a door opened and closed indicated that someone had just emerged from the lavatory .
14 Once we 'd established that nothing had been left behind Emily went off to catch a bus and I decided that no one would mind if I popped my head round the doors of the suite of rooms which George had occupied .
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