Example sentences of "and had [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Judith had once confided that she too had an uncertain grasp of the past , though she 'd been drunk at the time , and had denied it vehemently when he 'd raised the subject again . |
| 2 | Ten soldiers had not been compelled to give evidence and had indicated they would not attend the inquest . |
| 3 | He 'd become self-conscious and had challenged her . |
| 4 | Timothy Gedge had looked through the window of Miss Lavant 's bedsitting-room and had seen her pretending to give Dr Greenslade a meal . |
| 5 | She had heard of humans , of course , and had seen them walking about sometimes . |
| 6 | Stephen Duffield , prosecuting , said Muise had worked for Mr Bayles and had seen him carrying money about . |
| 7 | After she finished her work experience , she had returned to London without giving him her address and had seen him only once , by chance , after that . |
| 8 | A male friend had tried to dissuade Hale from seeking a much needed job and had given her a thousand dollars to buy ‘ the most beautiful dress in New York ’ , telling her that what she needed was to find a rich husband . |
| 9 | Anyway , I had built her up at the front end so that she was standing with her fore feet on a half door and had given her a strong oily purgative . |
| 10 | for , in her face and in her voice , and in her touch , she gave the assurance that suffering had been stronger than Miss Havisham 's teachings , and had given her a heart to understand what his heart used to be . |
| 11 | They had been the more surprised when , at the age of 32 , she had married Sir Henry Berowne , apparently for less obvious qualities , and had given him two sons . |
| 12 | She 'd met him at one of Klein 's parties — a casual encounter — and had given him very little conscious thought subsequently . |
| 13 | The constable had responded to Joinville 's requests débonairement et … en bon manere , and had given him a knight as an escort who ‘ by his ordinance and advice expedited affairs débonairement' . |
| 14 | Initially Edward had been prepared to augment Gloucester 's landed interest with further grants and had given him the custody and marriage of two local heirs , Henry Marney and William Walgrave . |
| 15 | These debates were eventually brought to a close by Williams , but by this time his fame had spread throughout the islands and had given him a mass following , especially among the lower Creole class . |
| 16 | Initially Edward had been prepared to augment Gloucester 's landed interest with further grants and had given him the custody and marriage of two local heirs , Henry Marney and William Walgrave . |
| 17 | Full of interest and packed with information and statistics , it was a great performance , but the Dean frankly acknowledged that credit for it was due to Charles Gorham who had prepared the paper and had given it to him to read . |
| 18 | Although the staff had not appreciated it , the listings of London events were quite crucial , and had given It a stranglehold on the London market , which was to be broken . |
| 19 | Mistakes were easily made : the C scribe , for example , originally omitted the year number for 1029 and had to squeeze it in . |
| 20 | She handed two packets and a wafer to the boy , who had finished wiping the mattresses down and had leant them up against the wall to dry . |
| 21 | Daryl remembered something your mother had told her in a letter a week or two before , she said that she 'd met Sally Hopes mother and had liked her and she said to that she 'd seen Mrs Hopes baby . |
| 22 | She had also made one or two favourable remarks on the occasions she 'd seen him working out , and had assured him that , once he 'd attained the standards she 'd set for him , he could look forward to being given a fairly prominent role in the next major presentation . |
| 23 | Her husband 's letter had reached them as soon as they arrived in their summer resting place and had plunged them all into abject misery . |
| 24 | But nature was cunning and had kept her trapped . |
| 25 | Fortunately I was myself very interested in handwriting and had taught it . |
| 26 | The official was a friend of mine , and had done me some good turns over the previous few months ; most of which time I had spent in this same hotel . |
| 27 | Taureg had done well and had received her just and sincere due , but this was tot time , and on board the depot ship Omega , first things came first . |
| 28 | She had smiled uncertainly at Isabel and had started to say something , but then Simon had put his arm around her waist and had led her away , his head bent over her fair one , his expression tender . |
| 29 | He also agreed that he once claimed surfing was better than sex , and had said he could not be gay because he went surfing , which he considered a largely heterosexual sport . |
| 30 | He also agreed that he once claimed surfing was better than sex , and had said he could not be gay because he went surfing , which he considered a largely heterosexual sport . |