Example sentences of "had [adv] [verb] [pron] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were the disciples of one Malam Ibrahim , a teacher of the Koran whose studies had slowly convinced him that the Jesus of whom he read in its pages was the mediator through whom the prayers of the faithful are offered up to the All-Merciful . |
| 2 | Vologsky had constantly reassured himself that the repeated refusals were simply because his applications happened to be made at an inopportune moment . |
| 3 | She had already recognised him and the grey . |
| 4 | In London , even if a case were delayed because a witness had not presented himself or the judge was ill , there was always plenty of work waiting for her in chambers . |
| 5 | It had always distressed him that the West and the Eastern bloc could both budget so generously for what he considered to be the evils of the nuclear industry while millions in the Third World were left wanting for food . |
| 6 | But he was soon to find that Tolkien had more to offer him than the chance to learn Old Norse . |
| 7 | They had also taught him that the first thing to do with a wounded man was clear his breathing . |
| 8 | He had also warned them that the guy was physically strong , and that he had a kink for cutting his victims . |
| 9 | They had also convinced themselves that the Chancellor would read the runes and introduce additional tax measures to ensure the PSBR fell well short of £50 billion . |
| 10 | He had nearly reached it when the hand of Ludovico da Bologna grasped his shoulder , and the voice of the Patriarch pronounced in his ear : ‘ Well , my son . |
| 11 | Naturally enough , they had n't played it since the boy had entered adolescence . |
| 12 | Nothing , though , would induce her to sit in such close proximity , and she pretended she had n't seen it until the man in the white jacket swiftly replaced everything in front of her without a word . |