Example sentences of "and [noun prp] had [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Wycliffe suspected that the encounter between Fox and Clarence had not been a meeting of kindred souls .
2 Poland [ see p. 37212 ] , Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia had also applied for membership .
3 In the inter-war years relations between the Western powers and Moscow had often been strained : America did not open diplomatic relations with the Bolshevik regime until 1933 .
4 Yet the different types found on Jersey and Guernsey had long been well known in England , which had imported Jerseys ( under the Alderney name ) since at least 1789 .
5 Nor had they cared to learn and Trent had n't tried teaching them .
6 The big fish had been making for deep water all afternoon and Trent had n't seen a bird for the past hour .
7 She and Shildon had never had occasion to work together so what made him think of her ?
8 Neither company could compete with the newcomers by simple price reduction because Franklin and SelecTronics had both invested heavily in the underlying quality of their products and therefore had large costs to amortise .
9 Aubrey and Cora-Beth had not long returned from a lengthy ride across the lush , undulating pastures and were still wearing jodhpurs and cool , open-necked shirts .
10 Before he was nine , two of his sisters , Elizabeth and Maria had also died .
11 Determined , independent women often show their weakness when they fall in love , and Bathsheba had very little experience of the world , or of men .
12 He and Kelly had only been together five minutes but the photographs brought back the full nightmarish shame of it all .
13 He felt Vechey and Brampton had not committed suicide .
14 In fact , he was right , as the Dodger and Charley had quietly disappeared as soon as the crowd had caught Oliver .
15 Fifteen years ago , when Brian and Scarlet had just bought the house next door to Constance , she had regarded the police as her worst enemy , but things had changed .
16 DM and HS had recently visited Kew , for discussions with a number of staff .
17 Catesby and Melford had already departed , riding hard for Nottingham , leaving Agrippa , the Careys , Moodie and the old quack Scawsby at Royston .
18 It might not be as easy as plotting Vologsky 's defection — and Kirov had only just reminded himself of a few of the terrors which he could face if he failed .
19 Of these , Paris was the most significant as both Laura and Bernard had always loved France , yet were terrified of it .
20 Despite indiscretions induced by excess alcohol , relations between Stewart and Glenure had not broken down irretrievably .
21 They were coming towards them now and Fernando had n't seen her yet ; this was so awful .
22 The local people had stoned her for wearing trousers in the street and Fernando had ruefully added how things had changed since then — now anything went in Majorca .
23 The traffic was thick through the outskirts of Ramsgate and Jim had still not made it when the traffic lights at the crossing where the Sandwich road met the London road showed up ahead .
24 Hilduin and Gerald had both been appointed to their posts by Louis ; though their loyalty had wavered in 833 , both had soon recovered imperial favour .
25 Richard and Ian had both been involved with the revival of the Bellerby Sword Dance Play , in 1982 for the anniversary of the school and in 1983 for the Richard III celebrations in Middleham .
26 The sultanates of Muscat and Zanzibar had recently been separated by the terms of the Canning award , but Majid 's position remained insecure ; in 1859 his half-brothers Thuwayn of Muscat and Barghash , who was to succeed Majid as sultan , attempted to capture Zanzibar .
27 The firm of Ross and Macdonald had recently been associated with the building of the Beaux-Arts station in Ottawa .
28 The royal standard of England no longer fluttered on its pole , a sign that Henry and Wolsey had already departed with a small advance party though Doctor Agrippa had remained , waiting for us in our chamber .
29 It appeared that she and Marcus had already had breakfast .
30 Once folks had printed a few pages of closely spaced text , the next logical step was to print lots of pages of giant words announcing to the world that Fred and Wilma had just got married , or that winkles were on special offer at only ten bob a pound .
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