Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] had [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mary , my eldest sister , had taken the day off work and had washed the curtains but for lack of time to dry them properly had hung them back up wet . |
| 2 | The tug which had linked and drawn them together had gone . |
| 3 | Whether or not Dom Pérignon added sugar is of little importance here , but it is likely that someone somewhere had engaged in the practice and , in all probability , the sugaring of wine may have been quite commonplace . |
| 4 | Further points were discussed , for example the need for public liability insurance , which I duly went and arranged ; the need for ‘ Caution : Work in Progress ’ signs at each end , which I duly had made ; the need to take care , when working , not to disturb the kicking stones ; and the need to avoid making heaps when distributing the spoil , so as not to impede the grass cutter . |
| 5 | I eventually had to place a book order after scouring the shelves of shops and libraries . |
| 6 | Anyway , I merely had to dangle my aromatically forged reference from the Hamlet Academy before Mr Tim and there I was , unleashed upon the cosmopolitan virginibus puerisque couchant before their desks . |
| 7 | I all had hoped to be able to bring before you a final draft of th the service it has not yet finally been passed by the Presbyterian Church of Wales therefore , discussions on what form and how it will be printed have not yet taken place . |
| 8 | Someone only had to look at me later on for me to get pregnant . ’ |
| 9 | So I naturally had to bear in mind the possibility that the jewel had not been stolen at all by any outside party , but ‘ caused to disappear ’ , let us say , by the Strattons themselves . |
| 10 | I literally had to plunge into the abyss and find out what I could about what they were doing to me , or what they wanted me to do . |
| 11 | He was in such a state that I literally had to drag him back to the main road . |
| 12 | I only had to call Mr once . |
| 13 | This meant that people were prepared to offer me a sequence of positions in which I only had to do research without having to lecture . |
| 14 | The tone controls really are sensitive and , being used to the somewhat reluctant EQ on my own amplifier , I found that I only had to move the X-Amp 's a few degrees before the sound began to change radically . |
| 15 | I only had to ask . |
| 16 | Although this slowed progress down and was , it must be admitted , somewhat disappointing , I only had to remind myself what effort would have been needed if using a mallet . |
| 17 | ‘ My part in this was easy compared to his ’ , North tapped out one night to McFarlane , talking about Poindexter 's handling of the pre-Tehran manoeuvrings ; ‘ I only had to deal with our enemies . |
| 18 | I only had to deal with a couple of vicious assaults over the telephone when the magazine I was writing for decided he was too dodgy to get involved with and , with mind-boggling nerve , he threatened us with legal action for breach of contract . |
| 19 | I only had to shut my eyes and inhale and I was back in Russia . |
| 20 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 21 | I only had to write DO IT and … |
| 22 | I only had to think about asking her to go to bed when , rather reluctantly , she would go to her box under the kitchen table . |
| 23 | For years afterwards I only had to hear it played and in my mind I would be back on the muddy camp site , feeling again the excitement and fun and tragedy which filled the air . |
| 24 | I could tell , I only had to look in their faces . |
| 25 | I trained every one of those dancers at LCDT — hand picked them — I only had to begin a movement and they would finish it . |
| 26 | There was not far to go ; I only had to keep my eyes straight ahead and my pace unhurried . |
| 27 | one Friday , having done my weekend cleaning and baked a batch of bread during the day , I hoped for a good night 's rest , but I scarcely had retired before my labour began . |
| 28 | In saying that go over , erm obviously I 'm all for that , but in terms of sort of holding on to what they 're doing I just had written down to mention that you know , we did n't have some sort of mechanism to , to share you know |
| 29 | ‘ I just had to turn the telly over . |
| 30 | ( 'Sorry I 'm late — I just had to confirm some bookings on our European tour . |