Example sentences of "[noun] they had [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girls came into school discussing the merits of a programme they had seen the previous evening , a ‘ religious ’ programme , Meeting Point , which had been about pre-marital sex . |
| 2 | Startled by the systematic destruction of the force they had helped the Iraqis to build , the military critics have since grown bolder . |
| 3 | But in their clumsy efforts to break the steering lock they had broken the steering itself . |
| 4 | No wonder they had let the army take over this area ; it was worth nothing for farming . |
| 5 | Her parents , William and Nellie Tanner , had been forced out of the terraced house in Page Street , the home they had brought the family up in , when her father 's employer George Galloway , who owned the house , decided he was going to make changes . |
| 6 | At Carole 's insistence they had climbed the long metal ladder which led inside from the roof of the nave to the top of the tower : Henry went first , Amaranth second ; by some accident of fate , David followed on her heels , leaving an indignant Carole to bring up the rear . |
| 7 | By early evening they had reached the documentary department offices on the second floor and in one desk , at the back of an open drawer , was the pair of scissors . |
| 8 | Diane always tried to keep her weekends for spending with Jed , but because of the rain they had to spend the early part of the day in their own below-stairs lounge , watching the Saturday morning cartoons on television . |
| 9 | Over the years they had attended the same victuallers ' functions , and on every occasion Harcourt had kept very much to his own table . |
| 10 | For years they had eaten the shepherd 's pie , cauliflower cheese and Lancashire hot-pot that she had learned from her mother . |
| 11 | Mr Smith added : ‘ There was no enthusiasm for this Government , no admiration for their performance , no sense that after 13 years they had delivered the goods , fulfilled promises or proved themselves worthy of the trust of the nation . ’ |
| 12 | At the court they had made the jewellery for the Imperial eunuchs . |
| 13 | However , in order to show the ‘ historical ’ nature of this state of affairs they had to stress the existence of previous stages when private property was absent . |
| 14 | That was until the grid got into proper operation and the then they got nationalized then they they transferred back onto A C. It was to bring it into line to s to keep the town supplied through all the er cables that were were being constructed for D C. They had to bring the A C back to D C. That was converters . |
| 15 | Five minutes later , however , she became only too aware of other members of staff who were trickling into the social club as their shift ended and suddenly , mindful of the interpretation that had been put on her being with David Markham on the last occasion they had visited the club , she finished her drink and stood up . |
| 16 | Next day they had collected the rejuvenated Goblander , catching one of the rare buses to Colchester and taking all day about it . |
| 17 | Next day they had taken the mirror and the pottery and the porcelain to Long Melford because there were more antique shops in Long Melford than anywhere else they had seen , but £20 was all they got for the lot . |
| 18 | But by the end of the decade they had absorbed the lessons learned by the other teams , and had accepted that , if they played as well as they could , they could win . |
| 19 | Somali rebels said last night they had captured the country 's second-largest city after ‘ an all-out offensive ’ that prompted many government troops to defect to their side . |
| 20 | Somali rebels said last night they had captured the country 's second-largest city after ‘ an all-out offensive ’ that prompted many government troops to defect to their side . |
| 21 | Somali rebels said last night they had captured the country 's second-largest city after ‘ an all-out offensive ’ that prompted many government troops to defect to their side . |
| 22 | By the time they had eaten up the crumbs they had forgotten the way out and in their hunger ate the insulation from the wiring . |
| 23 | They would never forget that for a week they had imagined the act of murder had been committed . |
| 24 | It was as if those grey eyes could see into the very depths of her soul , stirring the desire that lay there waiting to be aroused , as each of them recalled the passion they had shared the previous day . |
| 25 | This morning they had noticed the door open , seen the mess . |
| 26 | Fighting continued around Sarajevo , Bihac and Goradze and in various areas of northern Bosnia-Hercegovina , while in the south Bosnian Croatians consolidated their hold on the area they had named the Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosna [ see p. 39012 ] . |
| 27 | His family claim they had warned the council that the wall was dangerous . |
| 28 | Councillors agreed that in view of the large petition they had to meet the objectors and there will be a site visit . |
| 29 | But the sansculottes were capable of independent action ; in August they had seized the king , and in September , fearing the advancing armies might use the prisoners in the Paris prisons , they began to murder them ( September Massacres ) . |
| 30 | Odd that he had n't noticed how long the fingers were or with what apparent gentleness they had taped the plastic bags over the girl 's hand to preserve , as he had tonelessly explained , conscientious in his role of instructor , any evidence under the fingernails . |