Example sentences of "[that] had [verb] [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was eight o'clock , and Folly was cursing the cowardice , or whatever it was , that had prevented her from discovering Luke 's number and ringing to refuse the invitation . |
| 2 | Was it some insensitivity in his nature that had failed to respond to the nuances of the relationship , some obtuseness of perception that had prevented him from seeing , as it still prevented him from understanding ? |
| 3 | It was this that had prevented me from resting half a day here or there , from starting late in the morning and from stopping early in the evening . |
| 4 | Later redefinition of the goal as ‘ providing transportation ’ removed the blinkers that had prevented them from realizing that cars were made largely in Detroit but had to be received in good condition in every State , and that driving them to their destination was expensive . |
| 5 | It was this , Blanche said , that had pushed her towards phoning his personal assistant and arranging the interview that night . |
| 6 | As they walked amidst the great trees , Ruth seemed to wake at last from the deadness that had possessed her since arriving in Andernesse . |