Example sentences of "[subord] he had [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking at her across the table , it was hard to imagine that once he had thought her the most exotic extraordinary thing in the entire world . |
| 2 | Jim and Louise , however , had been forced to remain with their captor alongside the open trapdoor , until he had satisfied himself the coast was completely clear . |
| 3 | At last he saw that , if he was ever to eliminate his old habits , then he must refuse to do anything at all until he had given himself the directions . |
| 4 | If he had given me the £5000 , under the rules at the time I would have had to donate 15 per cent to the British Board — totally unfair in my view as I had had to find the sponsorship myself . |
| 5 | If he had told her the truth , she would not have believed him . |
| 6 | It had belonged to a man called Flowers , and they had gone to Manchester just because he had offered them the flat . |
| 7 | When he had given her the keys and the egg , and had left her , she first put the egg away with great care , and then examined the house , and at last went into the forbidden room . |