Example sentences of "had [verb] in a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By means of regression it is possible to take such a man back to one of those occasions when his own and his partner 's mutual desires had culminated in a very happy and successful sexual encounter for them both . |
| 2 | Above : The remains of LF363 at Wittering after the crash crews had succeeded in a very quick knock-down of the blaze . |
| 3 | On the day before the Newbury By-election , I , and others , had participated in a very frank exchange of views with representatives of the Department of National Heritage ( DoNH ) , at a seminar organised by the Tourism Society — at which current Government policy was discussed with representatives of the tourism industry . |
| 4 | The Duchess had sworn in a very mild tone , but her words still made Lord John bridle . |
| 5 | He had gone in a very simple costume as ‘ The Kid ’ . |