Example sentences of "[noun sg] had [verb] and [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defendant had raped and molested both girls from the time they were 11 or 12 until they were in their late teens . |
| 2 | The reasoning behind it being that she would not be able to come to terms with the notion of her mother being dead , so by removing her from the place where the tragedy had occurred and allowing enough time to pass , she would better be able to come to terms with her loss . |
| 3 | The trail seemed obvious enough , but my intended killer had come and gone that way — must have done — and if he should return for any reason I would n't want to meet him . |
| 4 | The war had interrupted and postponed many a career , J's amongst them , and he had three years ' university ahead of him before he would be in any position to marry . |
| 5 | He in fact had rebuilt and modernised some of the the rolling stock , which was very comfortable . |