Example sentences of "had [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had heard it some time before they reached it , the rumble of thunder growing louder as they approached , to become almost deafening at the point where a cloud of spray hovered overhead , the droplets becoming tiny rainbows as they caught the sun . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ He had to see me this time because I had a clue for him . ’ |
| 3 | I had noticed it several times since I left the Monogram Building . |
| 4 | Although he had done it countless times before there was always a risk involved , especially since the introduction of guard dogs trained to sniff out illegal stowaways like himself . |
| 5 | He had said it several times before and we had stopped believing him . |
| 6 | His name was Reldresal , and he had helped me many times since I had arrived in Lilliput . |
| 7 | This last item had caused them some concern when the bag had been unzipped just after the plane landed , but Grandson Richard had thrust the book among the papers without glancing inside . |
| 8 | He 'd thought of her constantly , hoping she still worked for the Bradford family , and the invitation to Christmas dinner with them had caused him more elation than Maud , his wife , though he had n't dared show it . |
| 9 | I had n't realised that Katabatic had beaten us six times so it 's nice to reverse the placings . ’ |
| 10 | She had to tell me three times before it sunk in . |