Example sentences of "had [adv] [vb pp] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Senator Eagleton , who had successfully brought in a reclassification amendment so that amphetamine would be more tightly controlled , stated , when he saw the amendment subsequently overturned : ‘ when the chips are down , the power of the drug companies was simply more compelling than any appeal to the public welfare ’ ( p. 53 ) . |
| 2 | This had a solid crust generally capable only of bearing the weight of a man , but the LRDG had successfully worked out a route for vehicles . |
| 3 | Tall , slim , elegant , and totally dominating at centre-half ; Jimmy joined the Palace on 2 October 1928 and for his debut was plunged into the testing FA Cup-tie against the Southern League ( Eastern Section ) Champions , Kettering Town whose centre-forward had already gained quite a reputation — one Peter Simpson , no less ! |
| 4 | But the red-beard had already let out a roar of fury , and launched himself forward . |
| 5 | ‘ Not yet , ’ said Scarlet , who had already slugged back a double . |
| 6 | We had already amassed quite a pile of seizures following irregularities uncovered during the previous week 's work at Ullapool , and we returned with Reg Clarke on board to have another bite at the cherry . |
| 7 | But Leavitt had already signed up a group of Masai from another district . |
| 8 | Marshall ( 1985 ) had already carried out a range of sensitivity tests , and had found , for example , that varying the discount rate from 0 to 30 per cent only shifted the break-even market share at time N = 1 from 50 to 70 per cent . |
| 9 | Alongside me was Sam Ratcliffe who , at the tender age of sixteen , had already had quite a bit of publicity . |
| 10 | Coffin turned his back to the pier , Peter and Nona had already disappeared down a flight of steps , and walked towards the road , where a line of police vehicles was drawn up . |
| 11 | Discussions on economic and monetary union were further advanced and the Commission had already drawn up a draft treaty . |
| 12 | The Hyde Housing Association , responsible for the site , had already drawn up a list of people ‘ with strong connections with Medstead — basically those who had been resident in the village for over five years , or former residents who had moved away and wished to return , ’ said Mr. Winter . |
| 13 | Before papa died she had been a child , spoiled and cosseted and it was a pity she had not grown up a bit more quickly . |
| 14 | Now they were all busily employed in setting to rights the big front saloon — a difficult task , for all its furniture was large and heavy and the carpets had not seen even a brush for years and years . |
| 15 | Blanche could imagine her weeping with her son over his confession but , like Marek , she was a little puzzled that Tatyana had not shown even a spark of joy at the revenge he had taken . |
| 16 | He had not washed merely a handkerchief either his underclothes , too , had a grey look , and so did his shirt , whose grey cuffs peeped from beneath the dirty , tattered sleeves of his morning coat . |
| 17 | CHERYL had not looked forward a bit to her holiday . |
| 18 | It was not because the rating system was bad , but because of the way in which the rating system was being carried out , attacking certain areas of domestic property , and , because the English had not carried out a revaluation since 1973 , Scotland got out of line . |
| 19 | Mrs Gordon ( 61 ) who lives in Kingshurst , West Midlands , and now works at a nursing home , admitted in an official statement released by solicitor Steven Jonas that she had not carried out a smear test before joining Dr Kumar 's practice , but claimed she followed a technique he taught her . |
| 20 | A radio ham called Tony and an ambulance driver who had just picked up a man with bandaged fingers who was suffering from exposure . |
| 21 | Scarlet had just thrown away a bunch of dried Proveņcal flowers which had adorned her sideboard for over a year and was already feeling slightly better : she thought that if only she could rearrange all the furniture , she might be cured , but it seemed too drastic a step to take . |
| 22 | Instead , he rationalized his thoughts and justified himself Adam probably — indeed , almost certainly — knew nothing about the find in the pine wood , but Adam had once owned the house and had thus taken on a responsibility . |
| 23 | The Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources , Thabit al-Thair , announced on Oct. 24 that Jordan had offered to repay the interest on the US$40,000,000 , but that the Saudis had still turned down a request to re-open supplies . |
| 24 | He was , of course , the man who had once brought in a cup , painted black on the inside and white on the outside , and , after pointing out its close resemblance to the soul of the average sinner , had jumped up and down on it , foaming at the mouth . |
| 25 | Resort officials had deliberately set off a number of small avalanches on Saturday morning as a normal safety procedure . |
| 26 | Although the extremes of the personality cult had probably gripped only a minority of the population , it was a minority with power and influence . |
| 27 | The committee had also carried out a survey of parking problems in residential areas . |
| 28 | He had now knocked over a bottle of gentian violet . |
| 29 | Morse had immediately picked up a copy of The Times , and proceeded to hold this newspaper like a crusader flaunting his emblazoned shield as he 'd stood beside Hodges at the check-out . |
| 30 | She had n't filled in a card for Anna , but somehow it was too much trouble . |