Example sentences of "[pers pn] have recovered from " in BNC.

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1 After I had recovered from the anaesthetic the house officer came to tell me that while I had been anaesthetised the senior registrar had in fact examined me internally .
2 When I had recovered from my immediate repugnance , I had to concede he was merely correct .
3 ‘ But I do believe ; I do have faith : I have recovered from my childhood .
4 ‘ Glad to see you 've recovered from being goosed by Mrs Cody .
5 She has recovered from a chest infection which affected her last week after two solid days of filming left her exhausted .
6 She said levelly , ‘ I hope you 've recovered from your unfortunate accident , madame . ’
7 Susan was quite well now ; at least , she had recovered from the effect of nursing their father through that long , heart-breaking illness , but she seemed to have lost all her spirit .
8 Perhaps , when she had recovered from this encounter , he could suggest that they become engaged , albeit in an unacknowledged fashion as he could not afford a ring worthy of her .
9 The appendix does not have any function in man ( i.e. it is a vestigial organ ) and therefore its removal would make no difference to Julie 's normal activities once she had recovered from the operation itself .
10 As soon as she had recovered from the months of Rhoda 's illness , and come to terms with her death , and adjusted to the sudden change in her circumstances , she would do something about it .
11 When you have recovered from the shock , take a long , hard look at how you organise your horse 's welfare ; you may well be able to make cutbacks that are in no way detrimental to his health .
12 They 'll be back when we 've recovered from this one ( unless , of course , there 's another election in May . )
13 When she had subsided , and we had recovered from our surprise at this outburst , we asked her whether the small and large hominids were strictly savannah species or whether they spent much of their time in forests .
14 Then , as if they 'd recovered from the surprise , they began to laugh , snorting and giggling in delight at the water being thrown at them , like two children playing a game .
15 Muscles only actually grow after they have recovered from a hard training session .
16 The England flanker showed he has recovered from a rib cartilage injury by playing in Harlequins ' 57-10 victory over Bedford .
17 Indeed , he even reveals that he has recovered from a bout of depression : ‘ What right have I to be depressed ?
18 He has recovered from the Hennessy .
19 Surely he has recovered from losing his brother by now . ’
20 He has recovered from a nightmare pelvic injury and is now forcing his way into Roker 's Wembley plans .
21 However , after a year or so he had recovered from all his problems except cribbing and an occasional bout of colic .
22 When he had recovered from his ordeal , Ciparis was able to tell of what had happened — and he went on telling the story for the rest of his life , for he was given a free pardon , joined a travelling circus , and became something of a celebrity .
23 Enough to say that , after he had recovered from the operation and came home , Nigel and I had forty-eight days together in which he was serene , happy and free from pain , which I regard as beyond price .
24 Asked by his doctor if he had recovered from flu , he said that he was fine but one of the clocks was going badly , and would the doctor come and have a look at it as soon as it was possible .
25 When he had recovered from his embarrassment , Alexei 's father had freed her — on the grounds that it was improper for a woman to be bought and sold like merchandise — and with Mei Ling 's consent had opted to marry her .
26 She could only hope that when he had recovered from jet lag he would have second thoughts and leave Garry to go his own way .
27 If my father could look down on our proceedings , once he had recovered from his astonishment at who was speaking , he would be even more surprised by the political symmetry between the two debates .
28 When the peat-brown eyes fixed on hers again , their level gaze showed he had recovered from his astonishment at seeing her .
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