Example sentences of "had happened [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quinn , they would say , was standing still , having been overhauled by the main group but able to see what had happened up the road , shaking his head in disbelief and murmuring ‘ No … no … no . ’ |
| 2 | All the same it was n't easy to stop herself from wondering if he too was having difficulties in not remembering what had happened over the last forty-eight hours . |
| 3 | Parents ' main interest was seen as the opportunity to influence the quality of their children 's education … the view was expressed that the APM should be seen as the climax to a continuous relationship between various parties and an opportunity for them to come together and ask questions about what had happened over the course of the previous 12 months . |
| 4 | THE start of the installation of the drainage system and the installation of the pelican crossing on the A31 were two of the major developments which had happened during the year . |
| 5 | It is surmised that this had happened during the initial fitting of the rings as opposed to any stresses imposed during the crash . |
| 6 | However , many things had happened during the two years since she had been told that her mother had died of the fever and that , prior to this , she had not been allowed to see her in case she should catch it and spread it further . |
| 7 | It should be added that the barrister also apologised for what had happened during the exchanges in court before the judge discharged the jury . |
| 8 | He told her what had happened during the robbery ; she said nothing and her head returned to the table . |
| 9 | However , because of what had happened during the last few days , she knew she could not simply let this matter fade from her mind . |
| 10 | It was difficult to believe that the party had been so recent ; too much had happened during the past thirty-six hours . |
| 11 | What had happened during the previous 30 months to cause the right hon. Gentleman to change his apparent convictions of 30 years ? |
| 12 | In my view our fellow Members , who lived with us cheek by jowl , were fully aware of my strengths and weaknesses and were unlikely to be impressed by pictures of me on their TV screens dressed in a striped apron and pretending to wash up in the kitchen , as had happened during the Tory leadership election . |
| 13 | In Trevor Wilson 's words , it was the ‘ Indian summer of the old Liberal Party ’ ; and , as sometimes happens with Indian summers , it was at least as spectacular as anything that had happened during the real one … |
| 14 | The same thing had happened during the riots against the Strand bawdy houses in 1749 . |
| 15 | At the same time , however strong the desire to cut defence costs and to give priority to home affairs , too much had happened since the mid-1930s for the United States to return to its prewar foreign and defence policies . |
| 16 | Jacobitism often grew out of disillusionment with developments which had happened since the Revolution , rather than out of opposition to the Revolution itself . |
| 17 | Mr Peter Bergg , the Liberal candidate , said he knew of at least four houses where it had happened including the party 's own offices in Coniscliffe Road . |
| 18 | Dr Sasaki had not looked outside the hospital all day ; the scene inside was so terrible and so compelling that it had not occurred to him to ask any questions about what had happened beyond the windows and doors . |
| 19 | Quickly , in as few words as possible , Jack told him what had happened with the Glory , how he had seen the gigantic Worm break through the earth , and how both Tina and his mother had denied all knowledge of what they had seen . |
| 20 | She knew she had to tell somebody about what had happened with the glass . |
| 21 | As the plan now called for Jafaar and Hamadan to meet Younis in Cyprus before consummating their phony drug deal aboard Saunk Kilo , and as close electronic monitoring of their conversations would be essential to avoid last-minute surprises , Hurley was determined not to risk a breakdown in surveillance , after what had happened with the boat . |
| 22 | Was this what had happened with the Pitts ? |
| 23 | As had happened with the return of the Ambassadors , Franco had seemingly got what he wanted without altering his position . |
| 24 | It openly evoked the example of the Soviet dissidents , and voiced the despair of liberals of varying shades at what had happened to the fabric of British society since 1979 . |
| 25 | As I was swept along by the noisy laughing crowd out into the tropical evening I persistently wanted to know what had happened to the dog . |
| 26 | Nobody seemed to know what had happened to the passengers . |
| 27 | What in God 's name had happened to the British ? |
| 28 | He was curious to know what had happened to the condoms , the Bob Martin 's and the vibrator . |
| 29 | What had happened to the old thrifty , puritanical streak which Middle America had inherited from the pioneers ? |
| 30 | What had happened to the girl ? |