Example sentences of "these had [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These had already had a brief clash with the German destroyers and now headed north with the MGB were MLs 5 and 15 , but ML 15 had to be abandoned . |
| 2 | Presumably , Mr. Tylee considered these had not outlived their useful life and if he kept them long enough , a buyer might come along . |
| 3 | Half of these had not realised that they were pregnant , and others had not wanted to confirm their fears , or did n't see a need to go earlier , or were afraid the doctor might tell their parents . |
| 4 | Although these had largely recovered by the end of 1986 , the experience was recent in memory and confidence had not completely returned . |
| 5 | The majority of these had probably escaped back across the marsh , they thought ; indeed many had never been engaged . |
| 6 | These had now moved away from the bright primaries of the early Sixties and included many rustic shades such as mushroom brown , sage green and sludgy blue ; colours , which were more reminiscent of the old-fashioned vegetable dyes and perfectly complemented the style of the dresses . |
| 7 | However , the majority of these had only finished the first level of secondary education — the fifth and sixth years following four years of primary school . |
| 8 | On April 30 a television programme had claimed that the Labour Party had hosted secret fund-raising dinners for prominent business executives , that certain companies had made significant secret contributions to the party 's campaign fund , and that these had subsequently profited from sales of state assets . |
| 9 | These had often operated most effectively in smaller areas within which housing or industrial-renewal projects could best be implemented . |
| 10 | These had gradually developed in the preceding ten years , and were displayed on British streets on a consistent basis for the first time during this dispute . |
| 11 | And these had certainly proved more useful than most . |
| 12 | These had always done quite well as buses were not then allowed on Anerley Hill . |
| 13 | These had always bulked large in the history of diplomacy . |
| 14 | By the 1980s these had all gone . |
| 15 | Before the election , these had chiefly comprised Patten , Woodward , Saatchi , Andrew Lansley , head of the research department and Steve Hilton , the 22-year-old campaign coordinator . |