Example sentences of "but he had done " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benjamin Titford 's material and social success during a lifetime spanning 65 years could not match that of William the Undertaker , but he had done very well for himself , for all that . |
| 2 | He had been obliged to tell her , of course , that it was an offence to deface a coin of the realm , but he had done as she asked because women brought sentimental tokens to him every day of the week and , anyway , it was only a farthing . |
| 3 | But he had done none of these things Instead he had kept his temper , and not even threatened to raise his hand . |
| 4 | He thought that the Robemaker was waiting for him to do so ; perhaps somehow to indicate that he would ask for mercy , but he had done nothing . |
| 5 | The Shah had built up his armed forces and had begun to create a nationwide secret police , but he had done almost nothing to meet the disparate but urgent demands of his people . |
| 6 | It was not merely that he had the work done quickly but he had done it thinkingly . |
| 7 | But he had done it . |
| 8 | Nicholas I had put some order into 200 years of imperial legislation by publishing the Complete Collection and Digest of the Laws , but he had done nothing to alter judicial procedure . |