Example sentences of "had [prep] [art] [noun sg] [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most arresting libertarian thesis holds that far from constituting the vanguard of the proletariat , as it claimed , the party had from the start represented an entirely different class , that of ‘ intellectual workers ’ . |
| 2 | He pointed out that they had from the start prosecuted a vigorous trial even though cross-courses had led to " vast expense " and that they were , as spiritedly as ever , carrying on " bold works " . |
| 3 | Six years later , when the launching of the European Economic Community with the same six member states had in a sense superseded the ECSC , the Authority could make a reasonably positive report . |
| 4 | But with Pelleas , Brook said , the singers had settled into teams , and although these had in no way developed a style in one mould , they had aimed to fuse through the exchange of actions and ideas ‘ the practical and the sublime ’ . |
| 5 | The 40-year gap between the First and Second Empires had in no way diminished the ability of these people to perform their functions properly and with dignity , and it should not be thought that the Court of Napoleon III had a sort of second-hand quality about it . |
| 6 | Accordingly there was no consideration for the owner 's agreement to pay the further 10 per cent. , since the yard were already contractually bound to build the ship and it is common ground that the devaluation of the dollar had in no way lessened the yard 's legal obligation to do this . |
| 7 | She was reminded of her ravishment and how her lack then of a shapely figure had in no way inhibited the brutal hands of her assailant . |
| 8 | A third group were the ‘ Queen Bees ’ , virgin wives and often virgin mothers who had in the past persuaded a doctor to administer artificial insemination because of their husband 's impotence . |
| 9 | This was because those steps had been reasonable ones to take even though they had in the event aggravated the losses . |