Example sentences of "he had [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , he had taught them a swift , certain lesson : that no ten hired lackeys of the Emperor Karl Franz were a match for a single noble son of Bretonnia . |
| 2 | On previous occasions he had given me a Tibetan prayer-wheel and a monastery bell which I still cherish . |
| 3 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
| 4 | He disputed that Royan was at risk : he had given him the correct treatment and calm reassurance — which was the essence of his treatment . |
| 5 | as if he read Wickham 's mind , Shildon wrapped up the discussion , said he had given them the important stuff and the rest could wait . |
| 6 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 7 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
| 8 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
| 9 | I rather think that he still lives in and as Marg said coyly to me one year , he had given her a lovely little candle in a special little bowl with , with water |
| 10 | Adam pointed to a framed cartoon , which he had given her the previous Christmas : a startled businessman gazed at a ghost ; rising from his desk drawer , it said , ‘ I am the spirit of old notes to yourself . ’ |
| 11 | They said Farrow gave him the Valentine with ‘ a gentle , almost kindly ’ glance after he had given her an embroidered heart and a red satin box of chocolates . |
| 12 | Gradually he and Cora-Beth had grown close again until suddenly , at Christmas , he had realized what an indispensable friend and companion she was . |
| 13 | He had made himself an internal picture of me and now only examined it against my external appearance ’ . |
| 14 | He had lent him a chauffeur-driven car and expensive office equipment during the General Election . |
| 15 | Amused by Mr Baker 's diplomatic skills , I composed a letter to Roald Dahl , and luckily by the end of July he had sent us a sensible letter of resignation . |
| 16 | When he opened it moths flew out and he had to give it a good clean to get rid of the cobwebs and years of dust that had settled inside . |
| 17 | Was it love or simply gratitude because he had offered her a safe haven ? |
| 18 | He had offered her the front seat for the last leg , but she had turned it down . |
| 19 | It is evident that the deputy head soon realised that he had set himself an enormous task , despite the fact that he decided to focus on the work of three ‘ target ’ pupils . |
| 20 | Thanks to whoever it was , Baldwin by the spring of 1924 was making surprisingly good progress toward the political objectives which he had set himself the previous autumn . |
| 21 | He had realised as soon as he had employed Michael that he had found himself a kindred spirit . |
| 22 | Which was why it was so intriguing to hear that he had told one or more of the SRU 's top brass that while Peter Wright was still scrummaging like a tight-head prop in that — one would have thought very wisely — he did not attempt any of the seasoned loose-head 's tricks of the trade , he had found him a good , strong and heavy scrummager , difficult to budge . |
| 23 | But he had left them the inestimable advantage of the eighty Normans on their strong horses . |
| 24 | He had shown what a little flair might do for the army as a whole . |