Example sentences of "it had [vb pp] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had fooled many men , but would it deceive a woman ? |
| 2 | American Express , which has put a ‘ fraud alert ’ warning on its April statements , said it had refunded all complainants in full . |
| 3 | American Express , which has put a ‘ fraud alert ’ warning on its April statements , said it had refunded all complainants in full . |
| 4 | By the following morning , aided by another black goat for good measure , it had dropped several inches and the worst was over . |
| 5 | It occurred to him , as indeed it had occurred many times before , that commitment to one woman had as its inevitable corollary a lack of commitment to all the others . |
| 6 | Although the party had secured only 8,360,000 votes compared with the 8,664,000 who voted Conservative , it had won most seats in parliament and it became inevitable that it should form a second minority government , once again relying upon Liberal Party support to keep it in office . |
| 7 | Next to that of Suez in 1956 , it had divided more families than any I can remember . |
| 8 | Towards the end of the fifteenth century the King was beginning to lose his power to amend a statute after it had passed both Houses : the statute as presented to him was coming to be regarded as the final legal form , which he could only reject or accept in toto . |
| 9 | Although it had demanded such changes , the opposition criticized the government 's alleged failure to consult adequately , with PDS members boycotting the session at which the legislation was approved . |
| 10 | It had taken many years to achieve the control she had acquired over her conscious mind . |
| 11 | Speaking at the end of the two days of talks , Mrs Thatcher said it had helped some countries combat inflation . |
| 12 | Speaking at the end of the two days of talks , Mrs Thatcher said it had helped some countries combat inflation . |
| 13 | Technically , it had finished some months before , but there was a lot to do . |
| 14 | White and anxious , she said : Yes , she had given that bag to her daughter , and it had contained such chocolates . |
| 15 | It had happened several times in the weeks since the funeral , and it scared him . |
| 16 | It had happened several times . |