Example sentences of "[noun] had [vb pp] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I recall , I had conveyed a plea to Miss Kenton for assistance — via a messenger , naturally — and had left M. Dupont sitting in the billiard room awaiting his nurse , when the first footman had come hurrying down the staircase in some distress to inform me that my father had been taken ill upstairs . |
| 2 | Also in January I reported that the Queen had decided to give up the bottle . |
| 3 | All these activities suddenly came to an end when Chiang Kai-shek broke with the Communists after the USSR had tried to take over the KMT . |
| 4 | Robert had tried to open up the subject of Hasan several times , but Mr Malik seemed far less concerned about him than he had been . |
| 5 | The finance divisional manager , Stephen Hughes , said 246 tenants had agreed to pay off the arrears in instalments , and it was hoped more would follow suit . |
| 6 | Already Quentin had begun to tidy up the garden for the Easter Fete . |
| 7 | It was also reported that the Governor of Sokoto had decided to take up the issue with the federal authorities in Lagos . |
| 8 | By the time I had been an intern for a few more months , doing my rounds in my white coat with stethoscope dangling round my neck ( and feeling very important ) , Father had had to close down the second branch , leaving — for the time being — only the original shop which he had opened near the Market Place where the annual Goose Fair was held . |
| 9 | Her exhausted captain had had to hand over the wheel to Arthur and for eight days he was scarcely relieved . |
| 10 | Papa and Mama , informed , were coming over , the lawyers had gathered to draw up the marriage settlement , everything seemed set fair . |
| 11 | However , by the end of May , the Russian government had decided to pull out the troops . |
| 12 | If by some chance the Poles had agreed to hand over the city it is quite possible that even at this late stage NSDAP support in the city would have evaporated . |
| 13 | This had to be her mother 's bed , she surmised , and the doctor had forgotten to draw back the curtains . |
| 14 | I thought the doctor had forgotten to draw back the curtain , and I was just about to do it when I heard his voice . |
| 15 | Benjamin Titford had managed to clamber up the social ladder , as we have seen — rising , in the process , higher than his impoverished cousins in Frome had done . |
| 16 | Suddenly the night had erupted into a confusion of fire , noise and light , as first the house had erupted in flames and then five heavy vehicles had come roaring up the twisting driveway , headlights blazing . |
| 17 | Reports in early March had indicated that the IAEA had sought to play down the significance of a recent report submitted to the UN in which it was claimed that Iraq was offering " better co-operation " to IAEA inspectors . |
| 18 | While admitting that the US company 's board had discussed winding up the Irish operation a number of times , he emphasized his gratitude and that of the board for the help and co-operation received from the Irish government and the IDA . |
| 19 | The rising tide had begun to fill up the channel . |
| 20 | The Germans had intended blowing up the cellars of Champagne before retreating , but on 28 August 1944 they were caught napping as General Patton and his 3rd Army swept into Épernay . |
| 21 | By the end of the session the groups had started to map out the areas for questions to be used with the visitors . |
| 22 | Lesley had begun to gather up the remaining cups , but at the mention of Charlotte 's name she put down the tray abruptly , and turned with a startled smile . |
| 23 | Albert Popple had decided to go down the Lamb and Flag after walking round the block several times . |
| 24 | ’ Werewolf nodded towards the restaurant 's kitchens from where Gino had appeared zipping up the flies on a new pair of jeans . |
| 25 | The USA had moved to send out the invitations only after the Israelis and the Arabs had failed to agree on a time and venue . |
| 26 | In 1958 William Burroughs had moved to Paris , where Allen Ginsberg had helped set up the ‘ Beat Hotel ’ that persisted into the early 1960s . |
| 27 | Meanwhile Dave had gone to pick up the boss from Stuttgart Airport as he was joining us for the weekend . |