Example sentences of "had [verb] [noun] ago " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Ajdabiya a young man , Wunis Abdulhadi , the brother of the lawyer Abdulsalam Abdulhadi , pointed out that The Financial Times had already announced the formation of Libyan-financed joint enterprises and that the government had given months ago ; he concluded there was no point in discussing the issue . |
| 2 | They were on a granite slab that had fallen centuries ago and lay by the shore with the water rippling at it . |
| 3 | As unsuspecting Betty appeared , her face was a picture of amazement on being greeted not only by present Class members but also by many who had attended years ago . |
| 4 | Branches clawed at her hair and she felt like she had done years ago , waiting for Jezrael to catch up , knowing she was going to be late for school , but she could n't leave her sister to struggle in on her own . |
| 5 | A correspondent learned to do that , even if he no longer needed to practise his profession — the best-selling book he had written years ago had given blessed financial independence . |
| 6 | While Dennis added : ‘ I knew Ellen wanted a rocking chair to replace the one she had had years ago . ’ |
| 7 | Gazing up at gay Shepherd apprehensively , Jack saw that his eyes were nugget hard , as if any kindness or compassion had disappeared years ago . |
| 8 | What had happened hours ago , a lifetime ago , when he 'd kissed her , had been nothing but an aberration . |
| 9 | The beater said it had happened years ago in a quarrying accident . |
| 10 | He knew what had happened years ago . |
| 11 | But the ideas and what lay behind them could not be as easily sorted and filed into place as those documents in the office where she had worked years ago . |
| 12 | Yet Raine had not stolen their father from their mother — his first wife , Frances , had left years ago . |
| 13 | By the time he had found the way , it was after midnight , the clock had chimed ages ago , and Shelley could do nothing but walk up the hill to go home to bed . |
| 14 | Mr Ellis spoke at the Monteleone Hotel , New Orleans , where he and Miss Stott from Bridgewater Court , Eccles , Manchester , booked a room on Tuesday , after arriving for a holiday they had planned months ago . |