Example sentences of "he [vb past] [conj] it had [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had never questioned their presence , but now he realised that it had oppressed him . |
| 2 | As it passed , he realized that it had slowed down , turned around and was starting to give chase . |
| 3 | ‘ But months later he confessed that it had hurt like hell , ’ she said . |
| 4 | A branch of the great plane tree had come down in the wind and as he ran back towards the Cages he saw that it had fallen right across the path where moments before he had been standing . |
| 5 | He said because it had to cross the busy East Coast line at Darlington the timing was crucial and did not allow for a call at Allen 's West . |
| 6 | He suggested that it had gone too far and should be pulled down . |
| 7 | From his visit to the Burgers , Wycliffe had learned something about art , more about the art trade , and a good deal about Edwin Garland , but he wondered whether it had brought him any closer to establishing a motive for the murder of Francis . |