Example sentences of "had [verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luca Giordano , Elisa went on , thinking that she had placed her hosts at a disadvantage , was a particular favourite of hers and she could easily see why he was regarded as one of Naples ' finest painters . |
| 2 | In the present case there was a glaring absence of any reliable evidence as to exactly what happened on the occasion on which Mrs. Steed had placed her signature on the transfer . |
| 3 | It was the first time , since the 1916 split , that all the major political leaders within the Liberal Party — David Lloyd George , Sir Herbert Samuel and Sir John Simon — had placed their names upon a major economic report . |
| 4 | Inquiries had revealed the child had been born there and Muller had placed his body in a nearby wooded area . |
| 5 | The government confirmed on May 13 that it had landed a contingent of troops on the southern tip of Bougainville for the first time since 1990 , when it had withdrawn its forces from the island in the face of a protracted secessionist guerrilla war conducted by the Bougainville Revolutionary Army ( BRA ) . |
| 6 | On Oct. 3 a statement issued in Abu Dhabi , one of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) , by the majority shareholders of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International ( BCCI ) , which had been closed down on July 5 , 1991 , amid allegations of massive corruption and fraud [ see p. 38355 ] , announced that they had withdrawn their support for an attempted rescue of the bank . |
| 7 | On Aug. 12 it was reported that the air and naval high commands had withdrawn their support for the President , dissociating themselves from the incidents of Aug. 10 . |
| 8 | As the debate progressed it became clear not merely that the country 's four opposition parties were prepared to co-operate to defeat the proposal , but that several senior figures within the ruling party — including Shin Kanemaru , leader of the largest LDP faction — had withdrawn their support from the bill . |
| 9 | In fact , several of the warnings were from colleagues at the centre who had withdrawn their association from the centre early last year . |
| 10 | It should not , in the administration 's view , disqualify Thomas as a Supreme Court Justice , unlike the case of Douglas Ginsburg , who in 1987 had withdrawn his nomination to the Supreme Court after it was revealed that he had smoked marijuana while a teacher at Harvard Law School . |
| 11 | In the face of mounting political tensions , it was reported on April 9 that President Mobutu Sese Seko had withdrawn his objections to the holding of a national conference . |
| 12 | ( Koirala had formed his government after the party 's election victory in May 1991 — see p. 38193 . ) |
| 13 | The children here were all considered old enough by their parents to understand a sympathetic explanation of the grounds on which the Reporter had referred their case to the Children 's Panel . |
| 14 | Rune had treated her body with a considerate respect that had been faultless , ensuring her safety , even as he had ensured her ecstasy . |
| 15 | Eventually , when he had slurped his way through the two cheeseburgers and large French fries , polished off an apple pie and a strawberry milkshake , he got out of the car and walked over to a litter-disposal unit . |
| 16 | Critics , however , said that he had ‘ blown it ’ and that his loss on time — unusual among top players — had exposed his inexperience at the very highest level . |
| 17 | Kenneth Brown , 21 , had tricked his way into the Surrey home by asking to use the toilet , an Old Bailey jury was told . |
| 18 | During the hearing the Home Office claimed Mike Morley had tricked his way into the prison to record the interview with Nilsen . |
| 19 | She glanced in the mirror and declared I had wrecked her eyes for the rest of the day . |
| 20 | As for himself , he was sorry she was upset — and also , if he was honest , a little irritated too , because the crisis had wrecked his plans for the morning . |
| 21 | By that time Luib had gathered his men from the outer gates and was attacking the enemy rear . |
| 22 | Bobby Anscombe had intended his ultimatum as an exit line , but he was stopped by Michael Banks , who had worked with him in the past and knew his volatile temper . |
| 23 | Napoleon , far from manoeuvring about the Duke 's right flank , had rammed his troops into the seam between the allied armies . |
| 24 | While at Croydon SSD , Ambache had to support his director in a battle with a while couple who wanted to adopt a black child they had been fostering . |
| 25 | Mr Bell said he had consulted his solicitor about the matter . |
| 26 | Bobby Kennedy declared Sinatra 's home a security risk , and the President had to cancel his stay at the Sinatra mansion . |
| 27 | What is certain is that the Egyptian goldsmiths had developed their skills to the point at which they were able to mount amethyst , lapis lazuli and turquoise in the gold bracelets buried with King Zer of the first dynasty in his tomb at Abydos . |
| 28 | The coffee percolator appeared to be on a go-slow , and the grill had incinerated his toast with a savage glee . |
| 29 | It is submitted that it would be ill-advised to treat such statements made in one House after the Bill had completed its passage in the other House as an expression of the intention of , in the words of Lord Browne-Wilkinson , ‘ Parliament as a whole ’ . |
| 30 | It was reported on Sept. 3 that the AAIB had completed its investigation into the crash of a British Midland Boeing 737 near Kegworth in Leicestershire in December 1988 in which 47 people were killed [ see p. 36410 ] . |