Example sentences of "and he had already [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 The previous house was no good because , with epilepsy , the stairs were a risk and he had already broken most of his ribs .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 Malleson had said that half the people were as ready to drop out as he was and he had already dropped out .
11 He brought laboratory reports on the undertaker 's clothing and other items which had been sent to him and he had already spent an hour examining the Wheel .
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