Example sentences of "she had [vb pp] [pron] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking back to her first encounter with Balbinder a year ago , when she had visited him at his previous school , she said that she had been shocked . |
| 2 | A close school friend , Paula Bolwell , 19 , said Sarah had been unhappy when she had visited her at college . |
| 3 | She knew Gwen Evans only slightly ; she had seen her at the funeral , and previous to that a couple of times , but the memory stuck . |
| 4 | He had looked older when she had seen him at St Petrock 's ; but he had been scowling then , and now he was looking quite friendly and interested — rather like James , who sat in front of them regarding them both with faithful brown eyes . |
| 5 | The young receptionist gave no hint of recognition , even though she had seen him at least a dozen times before . |
| 6 | She had seen him at 5pm and there had been no major problems . |
| 7 | Or possibly she had seen nothing at all , and it was pure fantasy . |
| 8 | She had seen it at first hand , treated children who were victims . |
| 9 | She had called him at home to check on what time he was coming to pick |
| 10 | He had pressed her to marry him , though he was considerably older than she was , and she had accepted him at a time of great emotional exhaustion . |
| 11 | She had met him at one of those dinner parties which had now become the nexus of her social life , replacing conferences and meetings , although few of the individuals had changed . |
| 12 | She had hit him at lunchtime — her feelings now were even more murderous . |
| 13 | Her last words to him had been a curse yet she had felt him at her side on the day she had marched to York with Richard Oastler . |
| 14 | A serving-maid to all intents and purposes , she had presented herself at the door which gave access to the rear stairs , the garden stairs , which led to the royal apartments . |
| 15 | She knew who he was , for she had observed him at lectures and had been informed of his parentage . |
| 16 | Somehow he felt that she had beaten him at his own game of keeping things on a cool level . |
| 17 | He had spent the morning in bed with Rosie , which was why he 'd missed his date down at the docks , she had rung him at ten to eight . |
| 18 | Candida Gray , Candida Gray , a name that she had known for as many years as she had known any such names ; she had not read as many of the novels as she ought to have done , but she had read one at least , and that one she actually remembered . |
| 19 | Sybille was an exception , but Laura liked to believe that she had persuaded her at least to cut down . |
| 20 | To lose her now was going to be ten times worse than when she had left her at the Foundling Hospital , and she was making herself ill with worry . |
| 21 | She had stalked him with infinite care , she had attacked him frontally , she had thrown herself at him and teased him , and had finally reached the point of consummation where he was coming to dinner , in an empty house , wanting her . |
| 22 | But no , she had taken it at its face value : from Ivan , of all people , who spread malice as his trade . |