Example sentences of "and [pron] had already [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I had already heard footsteps in the hall . |
| 2 | I was next to Lee Macrae , accredited with being one of the world 's fastest starters , and I had already decided on my tactics . |
| 3 | ‘ Mike and I had already decided to go back to Blend Six for Jerez if it 's still hot . ’ |
| 4 | I knew that three deaths in my immediate vicinity within four years had to look suspicious , and I had already planned my reaction carefully . |
| 5 | But you were of my blood , and I had already lost so much- ’ |
| 6 | Andy and I had already split up before their thing got going , but even so , it makes you think a bit . ’ |
| 7 | I thought it was n't worth just sitting around waiting for something to happen and I had already arranged to go to my friend 's house so I went out . |
| 8 | I 'll back chasing young cattle against anything else for working up a sweat , and I had already forgotten the uncharitable world outside . |
| 9 | Dana and I had already spent a few weekends in Madrid , travelling by bus via Avila through wonderful country . |
| 10 | My brother and I had already discussed the possibility of this not being the real Lone Ranger but an impersonator dressed up , and when our man appeared we knew . |
| 11 | ‘ Touring on my own was good crack , but I wanted security and it was time to make a serious decision about the future — whether to become a lawyer ( and I had already started applying for jobs ) or to take a more businesslike approach to the music . ’ |
| 12 | She was gabbling , her voice breathy and barely under control , because she 'd raised her eyes to his face only to find the expression there more disturbing than the casual masculine pose he 'd adopted , and which had already reminded her of the night she 'd spent in his bed . |
| 13 | A person would only be liable as a constructive trustee of money he had received in payment of a commercial liability , and which had already passed through his hands , if it was possible to show that he knew that the money was misapplied trust money because he had actual knowledge of the breach of trust or he had wilfully shut his eyes to the obvious or had wilfully or recklessly failed to make inquiries that an honest and reasonable man would have made . |
| 14 | Anyway , he had given her enough money to have the baby comfortably ; and she had already made up her mind that she was n't going to have it adopted . |
| 15 | It was the first time that he 'd come anywhere near to making a personal remark , and she had already concluded that she did n't register with him as a person , only as his assistant , sexless and insignificant . |
| 16 | He possessed a basic human right and she had already held back too long . |
| 17 | The issue of equality had to be looked at very closely and we had already had detailed discussions with I.C.T.U. on equality . |
| 18 | It was right at the end of the main hunting season , and we had already watched as a group of males had twice unsuccessfully hunted the same group of colobus monkeys that day . |
| 19 | There was so much to sniff at and they had already found two rabbits and had aroused a flock of partridges . |
| 20 | Egyptian intelligence handed over Mahmud Abu Halima , 34 , to the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents , said a security source , and they had already left Egypt for the United States . |
| 21 | They were already the centres of civil administration , often derived from earlier minor kingdoms or tribal units , they usually possessed an early minster church and so were centres of ecclesiastical administration and they had already acquired some marketing functions more important than those of their neighbours . |
| 22 | It was too early yet to go to his lodgings and he had already made his visit to the hospital to see how Byford was getting on . |
| 23 | Dad 's first name was George , and he had already made it clear on several occasions that when Granpa retired he had no intention of taking over from him as he did n't want to leave his mates on the docks . |
| 24 | In 1718 he had helped to form the Society of Antiquaries in London and he had already begun his revolutionary survey work into the Stonehenge and Avebury stone circles . |
| 25 | Mr Wilson said the budget would not increase this year , and he had already secured the agreement and support of the police , the regional council 's highway department , the British Athletics Federation , and BBC 's Grandstand . |
| 26 | Rostov 's authority was limited at all times by the secrecy requirements which surrounded every incomplete survey , and he had already concluded that his presence on the mission was actually of questionable value . |
| 27 | The previous house was no good because , with epilepsy , the stairs were a risk and he had already broken most of his ribs . |
| 28 | In 1980 retailer Paul Smith owned one shop in Covent Garden ( the first clothing shop in the area ) and one in Nottingham , and he had already started selling abroad . |
| 29 | Rhetoric was a thing he would gladly have murdered ; and he had already carried out his theory of honest thinking at the expense of considerable financial and perhaps emotional sacrifices . |
| 30 | Dunlop appeared to be catching Moodie and he had already put in that record lap of 115.62mph on lap three , but Moodie always had matters well in hand . |