Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over Maurice 's allegations , Unionists voted under no illusions ; Maurice had indicted Law as well as Lloyd George , and a packed meeting of the UWC under Carson resolved to back the government , not because they believed its explanations but because of their belief in the war . |
| 2 | On a tiny budget , Marrakesh had outpaced London , New York , Los Angeles , and Tokyo . |
| 3 | Some of them had plaited scraps of cloth in their long black hair and all wore beads around their necks . |
| 4 | Many witnesses had placed Drew in Cross Street between 2pm and 5.30pm . |
| 5 | Port Vale 's FA Cup run has hampered Rovers in their chase for Vale boss John Rudge , who they had placed top of their shortlist for the managerial vacancy . |
| 6 | On April 28 the USA had placed China on its " 301 list " of unfair trade partners , with the threat of trade retaliation . |
| 7 | In April 1991 the USA had placed China on its " 301 list " of unfair trade partners [ see p. 38340 ] and had threatened trade retaliation . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , Mike McMonagle , one of the leaders banned from Wichita , claimed that the campaign had " rejuvenated the pro-life movement nationally " and had placed Operation Rescue in the mainstream of that movement . |
| 9 | Capricorn , giving that address , had placed insurance policies at Lloyd 's up to £1.1m for a wide variety of categories of objects of art . |
| 10 | Former US President Ronald Reagan had placed Mozambique on this list in October 1986 . |
| 11 | In France , where already in 1793 the revolutionaries had placed consuls , hitherto supervised by the ministry of marine , under the control of the foreign ministry , the questioning of the country 's institutions which followed the catastrophe of 1870 – 71 produced a series of such suggestions . |
| 12 | She had placed Donna next to Matthew Prescott , while Alex was seated beside one of the other men . |
| 13 | In Oscar Chinn Judge Schucking thought that parties to a treaty which had placed restrictions upon conflicting treaties concluded by less than the full complement of parties to the former treaty , could regard as invalid a subsequent treaty concluded by a minority to the first treaty . |
| 14 | The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 , which had placed barriers between commercial and investment banking , would be repealed in order to permit well-capitalized banks to set up affiliates in other sectors of the financial areas . |
| 15 | Down the centre was a narrow gangway ; she had placed boards across the joists to make movement easier . |
| 16 | The Hammonds had placed Luddism as the resort to violence by traditional workers who had failed in the face of a growing laissez-faire |
| 17 | They had placed linen wadding soaked in water around her to keep her body cool , but despite the attentions of the attendants there was no stopping the persistent flies , and although it was still early enough in the season of shemu for the sun 's heat to be mild , her face was already puffy . |
| 18 | The military had placed picquets along the base of the foothills to prevent anyone escaping into them . |
| 19 | Michael had placed Maura , dressed in white , at the front of the coffin . |
| 20 | Above all , a conservative revolution had placed Charles de Gaulle in a dominant position in France , with the Christian Democrats not just in opposition , but heading precipitately towards extinction . |
| 21 | The 32-year-old Irishman said his struggle to return to the form which won him the world title and Tours of France and Italy in 1987 his 1987 level , when he won a world title and the Tours of France and Italy , had placed strains on his family . |
| 22 | Paul and I had gone for a walk along the sand , northwards on a calm , bright autumn day after a ferocious storm the night before that had ripped slates off the roof of the house , torn up one of the trees by the old sheep-pen and even snapped one of the cables on the suspension foot-bridge . |
| 23 | Before they went to bed they had filled buckets with what was left of the pool to use in the lavatories . |
| 24 | Even last year , when her father was so ill , she and Susan had filled stockings for each other , and had such fun over the wonderful box of curios that Jack had sent from India . |
| 25 | Clara could not count the times she had heard her mother declare that when she died she would be dead , and she would n't care what happened to her body , and for all site cared they could put her out for the dustman to collect sentiments which from the first had filled Clara with a vague alarm and horror , for they were clearly reasonable enough in their own way . |
| 26 | This courage was to later re-emerge when , as an adviser , he fought to bring about educational change and improved resources , or , when against opposition he backed his own judgement at an appointment interview , or the courage to back a teacher in difficulty from whom others had withdrawn support . |
| 27 | The only setback for the LDP was its defeat in the gubernatorial election in Tokyo where the party had withdrawn support from its veteran incumbent governor , Shunichi Suzuki , in favour of a candidate supported by the DSP and Komeito . |
| 28 | Morgan had claimed that her former husband had subjected their child to sexual abuse , and had withdrawn visitation rights . |
| 29 | But like many people we had sustained injuries and we had finally become disillusioned about ever becoming fit . |
| 30 | Parliamentary support began to coalesce , deriving mainly from the analogy which was seen between compensation for criminal injuries and the existing welfare provision for people who had sustained injuries in the course of their work . |