Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [pers pn] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Gifford Tate had painted it a few weeks before she died . |
2 | Lowell had heard them a few times before on the Sundays when life was normal and they were just background music at the commencement of an ordinary day . |
3 | By the time I had heard it a fifth time , one of football 's most respected managers stood accused of everything from gross indecency to impotence . |
4 | She had given her a tiny dose of medicine just before the explosion , and now Julia closed her eyes . |
5 | The night before , Cati had fallen asleep sitting with her mother and Rosa on the balcony in the cool of the evening ; when her mother had given her a gentle push to rouse her ; she found her slightly feverish and put her to bed . |
6 | A male friend had tried to dissuade Hale from seeking a much needed job and had given her a thousand dollars to buy ‘ the most beautiful dress in New York ’ , telling her that what she needed was to find a rich husband . |
7 | He did not know that her vivid imagination had given her a convincing picture of Julia 's death . |
8 | Rune had given her a sharp glance as she replied , but then appeared to accept her question as an affirmative , as he took her firmly by the arm to lead her into his chosen restaurant . |
9 | A day or two later Anthony Rouse and I were astonished to hear that her agents were demanding the interview be withdrawn because , as she complained in a letter to the BBC 's Director General , Hugh Carleton-Greene , we had given her a solemn undertaking over lunch not to mention the matter of Wells and their son at all . |
10 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
11 | She rarely smiled but this was not through a lack of good nature : her responsibilities had given her a serious expression . |
12 | Penny was Sixer of the Kelpies , and when her granny had given her a beautiful budgie for a birthday present she decided to name it Kelpie after her Six , especially as the bird had a little silver patch on his throat — just as if he was wearing the Promise Badge , Penny pointed out gleefully . |
13 | Juliet had given her a few pointers , but indream Susan found her experience as Vanessa Vail somehow more confidence-building . |
14 | ‘ I 'm looking forward to seeing your brother again , ’ Donna said , sipping the dry martini Alex had given her a few minutes earlier . |
15 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
16 | Just when she had been on the brink of despair , one of her rich customers had given her a handsome order . |
17 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
18 | The only payment she had received was from Charles Briant who had given her a generous bonus for her extra work on his boots . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | Mrs Bradshaw was a kindly lady , but half a lifetime as the wife of a top civil servant at the Ministry of Defence had given her an authoritative air which at times verged on the imperious . |
21 | Lori had given her an old-fashioned look . |
22 | Maureen had given her an exasperated look . |
23 | Elizabeth visited Ivy not long after the University of Leeds had given her an honorary doctorate , in May 1960 . |
24 | After John had given me a thorough brief on the ground , I took-off from Duxford and ten seconds later I was in thick cloud . |
25 | Ronnie 's news , I found , had given me a good deal more confidence in Fringe than I had had on Drifter , illogical though it might be . |
26 | On previous occasions he had given me a Tibetan prayer-wheel and a monastery bell which I still cherish . |
27 | Skye , again , had given me a unique link with JTR . |
28 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
29 | The researchers had given me an electric thermometer , a stalk of red plastic , to put in my mouth . |
30 | Certainly Eliot 's studies in Sanskrit and Pali at Harvard under Lanman and Woods had given him a thorough knowledge of Indian thought , but it is probable that Kipling 's version of metempsychosis had at least an equally important effect . |