Example sentences of "had [verb] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His long experience of bird watching in the hills of Arran had taught him the best vantage points . |
| 2 | But they had all laughed and Meg , for the missing loaf , had punished him the usual way , locked-up thirsty in the room . |
| 3 | they 'd take a piece with them and that was all they had to sustain them the whole day . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He had heard it the first time as a child , in his grandfather 's yurt on the Khirgiz , and going to Burun 's quarters had found him awake also . |
| 6 | She had given her a tiny dose of medicine just before the explosion , and now Julia closed her eyes . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He did not know that her vivid imagination had given her a convincing picture of Julia 's death . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | A day or two later Anthony Rouse and I were astonished to hear that her agents were demanding the interview be withdrawn because , as she complained in a letter to the BBC 's Director General , Hugh Carleton-Greene , we had given her a solemn undertaking over lunch not to mention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 . |
| 11 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 12 | She rarely smiled but this was not through a lack of good nature : her responsibilities had given her a serious expression . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
| 15 | Just when she had been on the brink of despair , one of her rich customers had given her a handsome order . |
| 16 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
| 17 | The only payment she had received was from Charles Briant who had given her a generous bonus for her extra work on his boots . |
| 18 | Mrs Bradford had given her the complete day off for her father 's funeral and she did n't have to be back at the house in Newcastle Place until six o'clock . |
| 19 | Fortunately her upbringing had given her the social training to cope with these situations . |
| 20 | Adam pointed to a framed cartoon , which he had given her the previous Christmas : a startled businessman gazed at a ghost ; rising from his desk drawer , it said , ‘ I am the spirit of old notes to yourself . ’ |
| 21 | The temptation to put aside the bitterness and suspicion was great , but , after all , she was here for only one purpose , and now Luke had given her the ideal opportunity to pursue it . |
| 22 | That wonderful love they had shared and which had given her the precious gift of a son . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Lori had given her an old-fashioned look . |
| 26 | Maureen had given her an exasperated look . |
| 27 | Elizabeth visited Ivy not long after the University of Leeds had given her an honorary doctorate , in May 1960 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | On previous occasions he had given me a Tibetan prayer-wheel and a monastery bell which I still cherish . |