Example sentences of "[adv] had [verb] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally the Secretary of State bowed to the inevitable , and agreed to abolish the ILEA in 1990 , although he personally had expressed doubts about the ability of some of the boroughs to provide an effective education service . |
| 2 | Zhelev organized on Sept. 1 and 11 meetings between Lukanov and leaders of the UDF and other opposition parties , but the UDF consistently rejected participation in a coalition on the grounds that the BSP alone had to take responsibility for the present state of the country , and that a strong parliamentary opposition was needed to guarantee Bulgaria 's democracy . |
| 3 | As Thornton Heath depôt no longer had to supply cars for the Mitcham Road , it could take all the cars necessary for routes 16/18 and 42 and Purley depôt was closed . |
| 4 | As a result , TECs generally had to make cuts in the number of providers of employment training at a time when there was a growing need for such investment . |
| 5 | Croydon cars already had cushioned seats of the highest standard on both decks and chromium plated handrails , so that they required less modification than the ex-L.C.C. cars rebuilt at the same time . |
| 6 | The Australian Wool Corporation , which controls wool marketing down under , lowered its floor price by 20% because of falling demand , but still had to buy 70% of the wool on sale at auction each week . |
| 7 | The enemy 's withdrawal was probably due to lack of supplies , for they also had to bring food into the mountains . |
| 8 | Nothing in her life so far had prepared Laura for the shock she experienced at the sheer animal magnetism projected by the stranger . |
| 9 | Agencies then had to develop procedures for the implementation of PPB by the end of December 1965 By 1 April 1966 agencies were expected to have developed a comprehensive , multi-year programme and financial plan . |
| 10 | The huge leap forward had taken place in the eighties when he had used junk bonds to enlarge his empire at a fantastic pace — until suddenly it was realized in the States that Hauser controlled the largest private financial institution in the republic . |
| 11 | Everyone else had grabbed seats at the back and , when it was too late , George suddenly realized why the particular seats they had chosen had been left empty . |
| 12 | I too had put money into the hat . |
| 13 | At Homestead they were guests of the 482 Tactical Fighter Wing which recently had seen action in the Gulg , and It was here that each was given a certificate making them Honorary F-16 Fighter Pilots . |
| 14 | I actually had to curtail part of the business the first time . |