Example sentences of "had at some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The surviving corner showed that it had at some stage been thickened to 7½ft or possibly , as the plan suggests , extended to form a buttress or column base .
2 No one noticed that Bienvida , her grandmother 's granddaughter more than her mother 's child , had at some stage gone back to the Headmaster 's Flat and changed into dungarees to keep her Oxfam dress of nylon organza from getting dirty .
3 Even in the second set , where memories were specifically pressed , one third of the grandparents who were remembered had at some time lived in the same household .
4 All those who went through the ordeal had at some time survived an accident or illness when their lives had been despaired of .
5 We are told that the animal had at some time been shot and wounded , so today it had been put out of its misery .
6 We are told that the animal had at some time been shot and wounded , so today it had been put out of its misery .
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