Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [pron] [det] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had heard nothing more of the plane until a newspaper phoned him the following day , Sunday afternoon . |
| 2 | Nor would it have been possible to ask , nor even to rely on any information which might have been forthcoming , since Amabel , who always retired to bed for the duration of her own " monthly curse " had said nothing more to the point than , " Darling , I must beg of you never to speak of this to anyone , when Gemma at the age of fourteen had first seen evidence of hers . |
| 3 | She wished Peter had told her more about the situation before getting her involved . |
| 4 | He had asked her all about the kiosk , about where she lived ; treating her as if she was interesting and important , not a boring , silly old woman . |
| 5 | The tension and frustration that had built up in the claustrophobic atmosphere of their life in Northumberland had finally spilt over when Louise had taken them both to the West End to buy the birthday dress . |
| 6 | Violet , cocky till now , she had held her own with the man — where was he ? — backed hard against the wall . |