Example sentences of "had [adv] [vb pp] that this " in BNC.
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| 1 | He noticed too that for the first time since he had arrived at the Cages there was a total silence , as if all the eagles , and all the imprisoned creatures thereabout had instinctively understood that this old eagle 's troubled painful words marked an end to a terrible life ; and perhaps in some strange way the beginning of something none dared hope might come to pass . |
| 2 | At Great Casterton I had suddenly discovered that this process held a hidden danger and that in the future this had to be avoided at all costs . |
| 3 | Under its constitution West Germany ( like Japan — see below ) could take no part in external military activities , and by Aug. 20 Chancellor Kohl had apparently accepted that this was a definitive barrier , the view of both Foreign Minister Genscher and Defence Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg ( both Free Democrats in Kohl 's Christian Democrat-led coalition ) . |
| 4 | Lucy had already decided that this would be the wisest course for her to take . |
| 5 | The Italian interior minister had already stipulated that this was the only way he could guarantee the security of the World Cup . |
| 6 | The Italian interior minister had already stipulated that this was the only way he could guarantee the security of the World Cup . |
| 7 | Sally-Anne had already checked that this was the only one of herself in the pile . |
| 8 | Liz had just announced that this conversation had convinced her , and she was going to get a hospital job of some sort , when Juliet suddenly remembered Nigel . |
| 9 | Henry had always assumed that this was due , on her part , to an entirely natural physical repugnance for him ; she moved away from him as one might move away from a bad smell or a dangerous horse . |
| 10 | He , after all , found her quite as repulsive as she found him and , as the two of them waltzed from oven to sink , from window to cutlery drawer , staring up , down , sideways , anywhere but at each other , Henry had always assumed that this was no more than the usual politesse of a failed English , suburban marriage . |
| 11 | I had always assumed that this sort of civilized dismay at barbarism was the monopoly of our cause . |
| 12 | I had always assumed that this song was either fictional or referred to events long ago , and Ricks ' talk contained nothing to contradict this . |
| 13 | Farrel had always thought that this was Ballater 's place . |
| 14 | He had quickly discovered that this was not the case ; the biggest problem facing gay people was the attitude of ‘ straight ’ people , and the difficulty of meeting others of like mind . |
| 15 | Madame Weber had clearly decided that this brilliant , if not particularly wealthy , young man would make an admirable son-in-law . |
| 16 | I had often felt that this smallholding would be an ideal place to live ; only a mile outside Darrowby , but secluded , and with this heart-lifting vista of river and fell . |
| 17 | Opinion surveys had consistently found that this position was opposed not merely by a majority of voters , but also by many Republicans , including a sizable portion of those chosen as delegates to the convention . |
| 18 | He had completely forgotten that this was his twenty-first birthday and that he had finally come of age . |