Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [conj] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The UK Offshore Operators Association , representing 36 North Sea companies , confirmed last night that the measures were fundamental changes in a tax system to which the industry had adjusted and were put forward without prior consultation . |
| 2 | Mr Rusk replied that the inference that the United States had decided to abandon the Republic of Korea to its enemies was scarcely warranted in the light of the substantial material aid and political support which we had furnished and were furnishing to that Republic . |
| 3 | Her heart froze in her throat , and she stilled completely , trying to determine whether anyone had heard and was coming to investigate . |
| 4 | Fears of a national labour shortage had eased and were replaced by fears of large-scale unemployment due to the spread of ‘ automation ’ ( Bagrit 1965 ) . |
| 5 | She wondered if fitzAlan had noticed that Chalon , taking advantage of his master 's unusual inattentiveness , had stopped and was investigating a bush by the side of the road . |
| 6 | The side of the car opposite the landing stage , rustily flimsy at best , had fallen or been pushed away , leaving a jagged edge all round . |
| 7 | Mary had fallen or been pushed into an open fire , more than once . |
| 8 | By nightfall on this first day of the battle , about 60,000 British troops , nearly half the original attack force , had fallen or been taken prisoner . |
| 9 | It was not immediately clear whether she had fallen or been murdered . |
| 10 | Prisoners and wounded were few , most of those who had fallen or been disarmed being killed as they tried to surrender or lay helpless on the battlefield . |
| 11 | He stared at her ; the murderous look had vanished and was replaced by one of sheer puzzlement . |
| 12 | Of the 41 Local Authority libraries that replied , 24 had automated or were considering automation ; the majority had implemented automation of accessions , cataloguing and circulation , but only 2 had introduced automated systems for ILL . |
| 13 | She had only just seen that Beuno had come and was sitting in the garden amongst the wild Welsh poppies and the camomile daisies and the pheasant feathers . |
| 14 | The drive to surpass had originated and was maintained from home ; my sense of neglect and isolation was a partial consequence of belonging intermittently to a cohesive community . |
| 15 | The meeting was friendly and Albert went off to Brighton where he roundly denounced me and all my works — without revealing that he was without his customary hat which he had forgotten and was hanging safely on a hook in my hall . |
| 16 | Well , my first job came during four weeks of my last term at RADA when I had applied and been chosen for a television play called It 's Too Late to Talk to Billy which was set in Belfast — which is where I came from originally . |
| 17 | Lizzie came from the kitchen to tell her Jenny had phoned and was arriving a day earlier . |
| 18 | A renowned ( albeit not a very successful ) crusader who had been on three expeditions , he had met and been entertained by the ablest monarchs in Europe . |
| 19 | Back in 1980 , Hall had met and been befriended by Eddie Murphy and , by the time The Late Show failed , the two had made Coming to America . |
| 20 | She had turned and was holding her hand out towards the child . |
| 21 | Nicola had turned and was leaning against the books , her arms crossed on her chest , hands over her shoulders like epaulettes . |
| 22 | Within an hour of embarkation , the ‘ Saint Andrew ’ had turned and was making its way across the Firth . |
| 23 | The other had turned and was waiting for the Genoese , standing off on the landward side with her crossbowmen and hackbutters lining her port rail , fore and aft . |
| 24 | He had turned and was starting to walk towards the door when he received a full blast from her as she yelled , ‘ Do n't you tell me to shut up ! you young prig , else you 'll find the door locked on you . |
| 25 | She had turned and was standing , looking down on him . |
| 26 | Some 30 per cent of the population had attended or were attending literacy courses , almost 16 per cent had primary education and 4.5 per cent secondary education . |
| 27 | Residents had seen and been motivated by what other neighbourhoods had achieved through lobbying activities . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'll sort it out , ’ he assured her callously as they entered the building , and she suppressed an urge to hit out at him and tell him exactly what he had done and was doing to her . |
| 29 | On the way Olive Williams pointed out snowdrops which had naturalised and were growing in profusion . |
| 30 | As it slid down the avenue the old crow , which had risen and was circling warily , dropped down again to its crust . |