Example sentences of "and had [vb pp] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been on the phone in the morning and had gone in to work to check that all is well . |
| 2 | He had told Mr Gibson they had been walking past the barn and had gone in for shelter . |
| 3 | Now he was back in his hovel and naked , lying next to a girl who was having a baby and had moved in with him on that account . |
| 4 | Duncan was dug in at the bottom of the orchard and had called in for a chat on his way from Brigade H.Q He was very interested in bagpipe music , having served with the Gordon Highlanders before joining the Commandos . |
| 5 | Mrs Ayers is convinced the raiders had seen all the publicity about the bandleader 's death and had broken in , hoping to find money or jewellery . |
| 6 | Cadfael had been awake and afield more than an hour by then , for want of a quiet mind , and had filled in the time by ranging along the bushy edges of his peasefields and the shore of the mill pond to gather the white blossoms of the blackthorn , just out of the bud and at their best for infusing , to make a gentle purge for the old men in the infirmary , who could no longer take the strenuous exercise that had formerly kept their bodies in good trim . |
| 7 | Whilst he was gone , Morse turned to the back of The Times and had filled in the whole of the bottom right-hand quarter of the crossword when Lewis returned two minutes later . |
| 8 | They had simply lost their way because the track was obliterated , and had wandered in to oblivion — frozen to death . |
| 9 | She had curled up in the deep old window seat , the velvet coverlet from the bed wrapped about her for warmth , and had drifted in and out of an uneasy sleep . |
| 10 | So she sat down very happily with her tea when she saw that Tom had accepted a cup as well and had brought in an extra chair from the sitting-room . |