Example sentences of "[det] [coord] had [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Item — somehow de Craon was involved in all this and had bribed the unwitting Father Reynard . |
| 2 | At the time we had not understood why the team leader had refused this and had asked for referrals to be made directly to her . |
| 3 | I had , in fact , noticed this and had reported it , asking that the board should be moved at once in case the impression was given that the house was about to be demolished . |
| 4 | The Moore came over all giddy at this and had to have a sit down . |
| 5 | The two species treated each other with the distant friendliness of creatures who could , at a pinch , eat one another but had decided not to . |
| 6 | Even then he had not liked to look into it too much but had kept his eyes on the ground or straight ahead of him because the wood was the kind of place you saw in story-book illustrations or even in your dreams and out of which things were liable to come creeping . |
| 7 | She had stopped undertaking her usual tasks within the home , was eating very little and had taken to her bed a few days previously and had not re-emerged . |
| 8 | But only , as the last time she had done that and had kissed the child , to be told , ‘ You have a nice mouth , Mammy ; Daddy 's mouth is wet . ’ |
| 9 | And when she protested she never lay like that and had proceeded to demonstrate how she did lie , crossing her legs and pulling her knees up , she had let out a high squeal when the side of Sister Mary 's hard hand came across her knees in a whacking thump . |
| 10 | Since they did not understand what the Sign of the Cross meant or the meaning of Our Father , he had started with a simple explanation of these and had told them how important it was to start praying together . |
| 11 | ‘ Plancius ’ was anchored some way offshore because of shallow water and reefs , so when the first party went off in the inflatable , we could see no land at all and had to steer by compass . |
| 12 | The generosity of the offer had surprised them all and had prompted a whole spate of spontaneous offers . |
| 13 | 's headed er ball down , just inside the penalty area on the right hand side was picked up by , skipped past a defender , used the ball well , picked out , the Pisa defence was n't in position , was and a r really fierce shot into the roof of the net and did n't have a chance to save at all and had got the important early breakthrough . |
| 14 | How should one estimate the faults of those who offered incense without any torture , those who gave way only after cruel torture by rack and fire , and those who had not actually offered incense at all but had bribed a friendly official to sell them a certificate to say they had done so ? |
| 15 | A substitute had been required , therefore , in haste — and Daniel , who had never reached France or Italy after all but had spent the last two years at the London office of the Chartist Northern Star , had seemed as good a choice as any . |
| 16 | The old shed door hanging on one rusted hinge , would swing no more and had crashed to the floor . |
| 17 | They were pleased to have new clothes of their own and had enjoyed the company and the attention they 'd received . ’ |
| 18 | Liverpool Crown Court judge David Lynch , sentencing Gavin , said that he had used the fund 's bank account as his own and had stolen between £3,500 to £4,200 . |
| 19 | Jailing Gavin yesterday , Liverpool Crown Court judge David Lynch said he had used the fund 's bank account as his own and had stolen between £3,500 and £4,200 . |
| 20 | Jack , who had thrown himself across them both and had died in her arms , an hour later , without speaking a word . |