Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb pp] that [pron] had " in BNC.

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1 My canoe had turned side on to the river and against the flow and as I turned to see what the noise was I realised that I had hit a log sticking out of the water .
2 Had n't he understood that she had given herself to him for the only reason that made any sense to her .
3 So badly was he affected that he had to be taught to speak again .
4 Some of them very negative , and how much they hated doing what they 'd been made to do er , and others very surprisingly made it known that they had thoroughly enjoyed it .
5 A group of so-called " ethical ministers " , led by Economy Minister Marcilio Marques Moreira and including Justice Minister Célio Borja and Bornhausen , made it known that they had only signed this " pact " in order to ensure the governability of the country , and not out of loyalty to Collor .
6 All he had to do then was to make it known that he had promised to leave Laura alone so that she could have a rest in peace , to make an excuse about paying a brief visit to the Gents , to go up to his room — probably via the guest-lift — to stick his hand inside the room and grab the handbag , to take out the jewel before dumping the handbag , and then … ’
7 When Dr Reid arrived to fetch me at Green 's he announced that he had left his car by the pier .
8 Only when the plane landed was it discovered that there had been a compressor-blade failure in one of the engines .
9 Nowhere is it suggested that she had to convert from paganism .
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