Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] we had [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was allowed to continue with her mending — she did not know that we had spread a thick layer of gum upon the chair and was surprised at the alacrity with which we saw to all her needs so that she should never move . |
| 2 | I simply wish to point out that if it is supposed that Karen Parsons and I embarked that afternoon with the intention of drowning her husband , why did we wait till we had reached a point where our criminal acts were overlooked by at least fifteen witnesses ? |
| 3 | When Sir Henry received the telegram sent by Holmes ' boy , he would think that we had arrived in London . |
| 4 | The calm , thoughtful way she acknowledged them and talked them through with me made me feel that we had taken the first step towards friendship . |
| 5 | ‘ I do not think if we had put down a motion which said we believe in motherhood and sliced bread the Labour Party would have backed us , ’ he said . |
| 6 | We believe political officials have responsibilities we could not defend if we had to build these directly from the ordinary requirements of individual personal morality most of us accept for ourselves and others in nonpolitical life . |
| 7 | I mean I could understand when we had to climb up the belt which was damn dangerous , but now we 've altered all that . |
| 8 | I was later puzzled that it did indeed happen as we had prayed it would . |
| 9 | Even though members of my family were born in different areas of the world , it does n't mean that we had lived in all of these areas . |
| 10 | When something does n't go as we had hoped we must try to see the good that comes out of it in the end . |
| 11 | To try and insinuate that we had done something wrong . |
| 12 | Although we were terrified that they would find where we had hidden our film equipment , it was easier for us than for our crewmates to express our anger , and we blustered the officials off the ship . |
| 13 | Could we say that we had handled that well ? |
| 14 | Now I would imagine if we had suggested |