Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [noun] during the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nonetheless welfare provisions for school children had made progress during the 1930s although because of the frequent economic crises this progress had been rather erratic . |
| 2 | My father had helped Margaret during the early years , but directly Dickie had been old enough to board at his preparatory school Margaret had insisted on returning to nursing and becoming sole breadwinner . |
| 3 | In 1983–4 , 33 per cent of young workers told interviewers from the GHS that they were unemployed or had experienced unemployment during the previous twelve months . |
| 4 | Some 24 per cent of respondents had encountered problems during the previous year with walking , 21 per cent with dirty streets , 19 per cent with traffic or trains around the home and 14 per cent with dust and smells . |
| 5 | Opponents claimed that HDZ policies were reminiscent of the fascist ustasha government which had ruled Croatia during the Second World War , and that it was receiving funds from ustasha emigré organizations . |
| 6 | He was notably more libertarian than Tolkien , for all that , who as a Catholic had supported Franco during the Spanish Civil War . |
| 7 | He told of the advancements made against the backcloth of the Single Market , highlighting how all major EC turkey-producing countries had increased output during the past five years . |
| 8 | Despite the reforms the UK , the USA and Singapore , which had left UNESCO during the 1980s , said that they would not yet rejoin . |
| 9 | She continued to tell Charlie everything that had taken place during the past year and the only frown to appear on his forehead came when Charlie learned the details of Daphne 's investment . |
| 10 | He told police that he had tried cannabis during the previous weekend while driving in Catterick Garrison with a friend . |