Example sentences of "[conj] had [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had made a complete fool of herself and had successfully lived down to every low opinion that Piers harboured about her . |
| 2 | While physicians advised sparing use of the ointment , the quacks prescribed it liberally to great effect and had usually passed on to the next town before the inevitable relapses and the not infrequent deaths — results of over-treatment — had occurred . |
| 3 | He had used the rest buying drinks to console himself and had then staggered back to the flat for the night . |
| 4 | Leading figures in the RCM like the Marchioness of Reading , who had been born into a Jewish family , converted to Christianity and had now converted back to Judaism ; Elaine Blond , Sigmund Gestetner and Lola Hahn-Warburg quickly caught on to the message that the best chance of currying public favour was to play down the religious factor . |
| 5 | ‘ We knew the water was dangerous and had only gone in to our knees . |
| 6 | The children emerged from the elaborate wrought-iron school gates , which were red with rust-preventer but had never got around to being painted . |