Example sentences of "and [pers pn] had [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was my first real relationship with a grown man beyond the charmed circle of father , uncles , cousins , in which Alec and I had previously moved . |
| 2 | I was not from a religious background , and I had previously thought that anyone who went to the mikva had to wear ghastly old-fashioned dresses with thick tights and live in a Yiddish-speaking ghetto ! |
| 3 | At great expense to ourselves , Father and I had finally arrived on the very threshold of Bukit Tengah , the Middle Mountain , and this difficult little man and his black kid were refusing to proceed . |
| 4 | I still had five , and I had rather expected something of the kind might happen . |
| 5 | Three years passed , and I had not lost my ambition to become the headmaster of a grammar school . |
| 6 | Neither of us has talked about it and I had not said I was writing until I have now started , but your father says he lay awake nearly all night thinking about it . |
| 7 | Within twenty-four hours , Justine would be hanged , and I had not said a word to anyone about it . |
| 8 | He was annoyed and I had not wanted to get Frankie into trouble . |
| 9 | ‘ And I had not seen you ! ’ |
| 10 | My educational colleagues are a hard-bitten lot and I had not expected them to come out as complete ‘ quality ’ converts . |
| 11 | He had seemed very uninterested , and I had not pursued the conversation . |
| 12 | I still hated and feared the thought of the wild animal inside me , and I had not forgotten the desperate dangers of the day before . |
| 13 | During all the time I had played golf I had not gone into any competitions and I had not got my handicap . |
| 14 | I told her that I was surprised at that because my Mum had said the same and I had n't believed her . |
| 15 | I was completely pissed off that I was 16 and I had n't done it yet . |
| 16 | He was n't exactly nasty to me but I was only sixteen and I had n't done many interviews , and I was nervous . |
| 17 | I was doing a training session and I said erm I 'd , I 'd started to say something and I 'd done it , I was talking about something and I had n't done the bit before |
| 18 | I was already feeling depressed about having to diet and I had n't heard of yours . |
| 19 | ‘ When the race for places ended a fortnight ago and I had n't made it I was upset . |
| 20 | Shetland has no biting insects apart from a few midges in late summer , and I had n't realised just how much of a problem these Arctic mosquitoes could be . |
| 21 | And I had n't given my permission . ’ |
| 22 | We were going to see a film and I had n't seen a film before . |
| 23 | It was great because Steve Marriott was on it as well and I had n't seen him for a couple of years . |
| 24 | At the time I told myself that I would take a train to Perpignan and from there explore the more accessible small seaside places just because they sounded nice and quiet and I had n't seen them before . |
| 25 | and I had n't seen the flat before , and the first thing she said to me wherever you look in here it 's blue . |
| 26 | The day I came back and I had n't seen . |
| 27 | ‘ But then one night , under the covers — I was just getting older , I guess , but anyway — I was sort of reviewing the day , and I was thinking about school , and what we 'd learned , and we 'd been doing the Second World War , and I had n't liked the sound of this Hitler guy at all ; and I 'd asked dad , just to double-check , and — ’ |
| 28 | A week or so went by and I had n't received a reply . |
| 29 | And er we were quite fortunate in this cos I went , had to go to a meeting in Sheffield and I had n't realized in advance but at this meeting the people at the meeting were asked to give recommendations as to what priorities should be given in terms of awarding the bids . |
| 30 | er somebody said well the , the table 's , we 'd been to French in the morning and I had n't realized that the table 's |