Example sentences of "had [verb] [verb] in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'll find in our newspapers many signs of a extraordinary mental instability leading to terrible deeds ( that theological student who killed a girl he had arranged to meet in a shed , and who was arrested a hour later eating his breakfast — and so on ) . |
| 2 | Norman , however , recollects that at first Minton did not take it very seriously ; but one evening , when the two men had arranged to meet in a pub before going to the opera , Norman arrived late , having spent the afternoon with Henrietta , and realised on seeing Minton that he had begun to feel left out . |
| 3 | ‘ Leo actually had to go to work in a pair of my knickers , ’ Emma said . |
| 4 | Half by desipience , half by proclivity , he had come to live in a world where the only significant leisure activities were coupling and consuming . |
| 5 | On replying : ‘ Yes , ’ he was reminded that the end of the tax year was approaching and asked if he had considered investing in a pension . |
| 6 | Her back knitted , but doubled over , for after the first weeks when she was laid on the ground from fear of hurting her raw flesh , she had preferred to lie in a hammock , where she had lain curved for weeks on end . |
| 7 | Though an experienced skier , Pat and her friends had got caught in a blizzard and were making their way to shelter when Pat 's skis plunged into deep snow . |
| 8 | The people of Worcestershire , displeased by royal taxation , rioted and killed two of the collectors , who had attempted to hide in a church tower . |