Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Original by the look of it , and so were the banisters , but someone had painted them a kind of snot green . |
2 | Gifford Tate had painted it a few weeks before she died . |
3 | Well , he had taught them a swift , certain lesson : that no ten hired lackeys of the Emperor Karl Franz were a match for a single noble son of Bretonnia . |
4 | I had taught myself the basics but learning the ‘ wrinkles ’ from someone more experienced saves time and increased the ‘ professional ’ look of garments . |
5 | He had been defeated the first time , but that foray into the arena had taught him a lot . |
6 | Harfleur had taught him a lesson : he must be properly prepared for siege warfare , all the more so since he now planned a conquest which could only be achieved through sieges and the show of effective military might . |
7 | His long experience of bird watching in the hills of Arran had taught him the best vantage points . |
8 | The Intelligence Corps instructor who had taught him the trade would have had such a lock open with one twist but Maxim was out of practice and the lock was old and arthritic . |
9 | Childhood in the wings of her mother and father 's raging had taught her a degree of courage ; she never ran away from anger . |
10 | Fortunately for Conran , he had attended the sort of public school ‘ which had taught me a lot of practical skills ’ . |
11 | ‘ Down with the dog Ishaq , ’ yelled the crowd , passing judgment on the president who had sacked him a month earlier . |
12 | But they had all laughed and Meg , for the missing loaf , had punished him the usual way , locked-up thirsty in the room . |
13 | Sean had been bought a replacement knife by Wainfleet and had forgiven him the theft of the first . |
14 | And that , I swear to you , dear reader , was the first moment since my awakening at which I had realised what a very special day it was . |
15 | It was obvious that they , too , had realised what a professional job it was , something reflected in their searching questions as to whether she thought she had any enemies . |
16 | Lowell had heard them a few times before on the Sundays when life was normal and they were just background music at the commencement of an ordinary day . |
17 | She had heard it every year on Monaghan Day for years but she was unsure if Moran would allow any talk of the war . |
18 | By the time I had heard it a fifth time , one of football 's most respected managers stood accused of everything from gross indecency to impotence . |
19 | He had heard it the first time as a child , in his grandfather 's yurt on the Khirgiz , and going to Burun 's quarters had found him awake also . |
20 | The addicts thought they were injecting a synthetic heroin , instead they had given themselves a permanent Parkinson-like condition . |
21 | The Coalisland — Dungannon march had given everyone a good day out and had used up a lot of their energy by the time the moment of confrontation arrived . |
22 | Film and Filming magazine said the film had given everyone an insight into the thinking of Corman and Nicholson . |
23 | A male friend had tried to dissuade Hale from seeking a much needed job and had given her a thousand dollars to buy ‘ the most beautiful dress in New York ’ , telling her that what she needed was to find a rich husband . |
24 | When her mother-in-law got off the tram , Anna , waving to her , felt glad she had given her a bar of Zoya 's soap . |
25 | Antonietta had given her a blouse which , she noticed with interest , was of superior quality to her own . |
26 | Penny was Sixer of the Kelpies , and when her granny had given her a beautiful budgie for a birthday present she decided to name it Kelpie after her Six , especially as the bird had a little silver patch on his throat — just as if he was wearing the Promise Badge , Penny pointed out gleefully . |
27 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
28 | I was surprised , but she said Bill had given her a list to be a help with messages . |
29 | While Elizabeth was in Athens I had given her a proof copy . |
30 | Once , she being childishly curious , her father had given her a sip of the tot of rum he had bought to ease her grandfather 's chest . |