Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [verb] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evidently he had decided to finish on a note of grave and reproachful dignity . |
| 2 | The house that when he first saw it had seemed to float on a raft of golden mist , now lay in a wilderness , amidst ragged grass and straggling bushes and trees dead from the heat . |
| 3 | In the Commons Mr Neil Kinnock 's demand that she tell the truth about Mr Lawson goaded Mrs Thatcher into saying : ‘ If he had wanted to resign on a point of policy , I could have understood that … |
| 4 | ‘ If he had wanted to resign on a point of policy , I could have understood that . |
| 5 | She had hoped to end on a note of pure hatred . |
| 6 | The USA had moved to send out the invitations only after the Israelis and the Arabs had failed to agree on a time and venue . |
| 7 | The Government had failed to agree on a programme : Baldwin was for protection ; Samuel was against it ; and MacDonald asked for ‘ a doctors mandate ’ . |