Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] it had " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second hand had stopped where it had met the pin inserted near the 55-second mark . |
| 2 | But in July Mary of Guise was able to fight back more successfully , and at the end of the month the two sides made another truce , by which Edinburgh was to be free to choose its religion , and Catholic observance was not to be reinstated where it had been suppressed . |
| 3 | His thick black curly hair seemed to grow around his head like a crown , leaving his forehead exposed where it had receded . |
| 4 | The Halifax , Britain 's biggest building society , also disclosed that it had set aside a £20m provision against its loans to the collapsed London docklands developer Kentish Property Group . |
| 5 | But in the immediate wake of the October 19 crash , IBM 's most serious rival , Comdisco , disclosed that it had lost $100m in a business that had nothing to do with its main occupation of leasing and trading IBM equipment . |
| 6 | Eventually , on Feb. 25 , the Israeli Foreign Ministry disclosed that it had formally requested additional US military aid worth US$1,000 million to offset defence costs incurred as a result of the crisis . |
| 7 | It was the only object , apart from the books , which reflected a personal taste ; Dalgliesh hardly supposed that it had been provided by a Government agency . |
| 8 | Sabre has stressed that it had no formal link with Clydesale Office Equipment , which has now closed down . |
| 9 | Greece has always stressed that it had no designs on Macedonian territory and it has succeeded in getting its neighbours to say the same . |
| 10 | When the company was trying to stimulate confidence amongst its backers , Nimslo proudly claimed that it had ‘ received ’ nearly £3 million in government grants to tool up for British production at the Timex factory in Dundee . |
| 11 | UNITA , which had unilaterally downgraded the status of its delegation shortly before the talks , further claimed that it had already made concessions including the recognition of the ruling MPLA as a political party , and of President dos Santos as head of state . |
| 12 | The company previously claimed that it had used biodegradable cardboard packaging since 1957 . |
| 13 | The government initially claimed that it had no prior notice of the Commission 's intention to initiate proceedings , but it was later disclosed that this had been the subject of correspondence between the Commission and the Department of Transport . |
| 14 | The seam had been so thoroughly picked that it had a sharp edge . |
| 15 | In the first annual report of the medical superintendent it was reported that it had not been necessary to use the padded cell on any occasion , despite the fact that many patients had been admitted handcuffed , leg iron locked or bound with cords and chains . |
| 16 | Iliescu later reported that it had been agreed to establish a dialogue involving the NSF and representatives of the 20 political parties now in existence [ These round table talks will be covered in the February News Digest . ] |
| 17 | The Colony , which had its legal status removed in February [ see p. 38002 ] , was still operating and former inmates had reported that it had been a centre for child sexual abuse and slave labour , and a torture centre for Pinochet 's DINA secret police following the 1973 military coup . |
| 18 | A Geneva-based consultancy hired by the United Nations to investigate the allegations subsequently reported that it had found no evidence that any hazardous waste had been exported to Somalia . |
| 19 | I decided it was just because she had n't mattered that it had n't been worth shocking her . |
| 20 | ‘ You had n't considered that it had nothing to do with you , I suppose ? |
| 21 | ‘ For my part I believe the African Jesus would have won if it had not been for the Dark Host . |
| 22 | Steve asked reproachfully as if he did n't want to get blamed if it had n't . |
| 23 | sparkling and looked like it had n't been touched , and I could n't believe it . |
| 24 | She was muddy , her dress torn , her hair looked like it had been combed with a hedge , but she crackled with so much internal power that she was nearly throwing off sparks . |
| 25 | ‘ At Doncaster the buffet was closed , the waiting room looked like it had n't been cleaned for three months , the staff locked themselves in a room and every time we heard an engine and dashed out it was pulling coal wagons . ’ |
| 26 | Stan might truly have forgotten if it had not been for the crash of the falling chair . |
| 27 | Sleep would have come if it had not been for Hugh 's tossing and moaning . |
| 28 | Sleep would have come if it had not been for Hugh 's tossing and moaning . |
| 29 | The aged had , nevertheless , acquired ‘ a definite status in the community … and the ‘ pauper taint ’ [ was ] removed by a system of personal thrift organized by the state' , a provision for which the Conference congratulated itself , claiming to have succeeded because it had placed national interests over and above political tactics . |
| 30 | Our use of some light music on the Fort San Programme was excused because it had been requested for those patients recovering in hospital . |