Example sentences of "had [vb pp] these " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Far Eastern Economic Review reported on Sept. 28 that Myanma sources and diplomatic observers had dismissed these allegations as an attempt to discredit the NLD and as an attempt to bolster unity in the Army which had fought the insurgent CPB for many years . |
| 2 | Their knowledge of society had taught these men that there was a huge audience that wanted to laugh and that comedians had to strain every nerve and to try every joke in order to release that laughter . |
| 3 | Looking about him , it was hard to imagine anything quite so different from the world he had inhabited these past ten years — a world as divorced from this simple domesticity as death is from life . |
| 4 | A paediatrician had diagnosed these as night terrors . |
| 5 | Geoffrey Fitzpeter had intended these to be large , for King John had granted to him and his heirs by Aveline the castle and honour of Berkhamsted . |
| 6 | He had formulated these principles on several occasions in the past , not least when monks had consulted him about accepting ecclesiastical promotion . |
| 7 | By the winter of 1941–42 , four Companies had completed these and other courses , and a further four completed their training in 1942 . |
| 8 | Val had banished these to the dark of the hall . |
| 9 | Of course , I had heard these same sentiments expressed by his lordship on many occasions before , but such was the depth of conviction with which he spoke in this august setting that I could not help but be moved afresh . |
| 10 | Generally , about one half of the urban people had received these items of news , compared with between ten and twenty-five per cent of those living in rural areas . |
| 11 | Being in employment had given these women personal confidence , a sense of independence , autonomy and pride . |
| 12 | Winning Soling regattas with a match racing component had given these two Olympic gold medallists enough points in the rankings table to be invited to Auckland . |
| 13 | This again may appear to be perfectly obvious , but I recall a case not long ago where the agent was induced to halt action on a proposed petition , and it transpired only subsequently ( and after the legislation had been enacted ) that the client had given these instructions on a mere general assurance which was not in fact implemented . |
| 14 | After they had consumed these they each had a slab of apple-and-blackcurrant pie and some chocolate cake . |
| 15 | Our teachers were the nearest guides because they had travelled these routes before us ( though of course we would n't teach ) . |
| 16 | However , even if he had added these , the list was bound to be short . |
| 17 | After we had rescued these people we decided to have a look at some other floods . |
| 18 | In the Introduction Taylor explained that he had committed these rules to a book because many of ‘ his brethren in persecution ’ were no longer able to seek the advice of Anglican Ministers . |
| 19 | Whoever had committed these murders planned them well . |
| 20 | The south Wales constabulary interviewed young men who had committed these offences and the factors involved were set out . |
| 21 | The proportion of women with 1 , 2 , or 3 symptoms who had reported these to their general practitioner was not significantly different in those with hysterectomy and those without . |
| 22 | In so far as Whitehall had considered these matters it had been vaguely assumed that a status quo ante would be established and the Dutch in the Netherlands East Indies , the French in Indochina , and the Colonial Office in Burma and Malaya would resume their rightful sway . |
| 23 | No one until then had considered these subjects suitable for art . |
| 24 | The centralised technical control , exercised by the chief engineer 's department at headquarters , meant that the men who had accepted these posts were to find their room for independent and creative action significantly more constrained than was the case for their colleagues in the Area Boards . |
| 25 | There were also further instructions in the letter , but most interesting of all was the situation report from within the West Wing of the White House , notably the state of deterioration that President John Cormack had suffered these past three weeks . |
| 26 | We looked , and though we never said so , we believed that we alone had seen these things , that they had never been seen before . |
| 27 | We may well endorse the saying regarding him who had so much to do with road-making in the Highlands and islands ; ‘ if you had seen these roads before they were made you would have blessed brave General Wade , ’ and wish prosperity to the Highland Railway Company . |
| 28 | I had seen these birds before in Shetland , but only in winter plumage on migration , and here they were , obviously on their home territory . |
| 29 | He had seen these ample fields , as he had seen Cezanne 's geometric brown and green undergrowth in more than one mental hospital day room . |
| 30 | I had seen these images of John before , but then came a video report from Danish TV back in 1981 . |