Example sentences of "[conj] had [vb pp] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A day that had begun with the parade affirmation had to terminate in the same style . |
| 2 | Meantime the wonderful enchanted season that had begun with the opening of the show in April went on . |
| 3 | She talked loudly about ‘ last night ’ and the millionaire that had slept with the group under the bridge . |
| 4 | It was the end of the day that had started with the interview in the dark-panelled room with the clocks . |
| 5 | It was only when you looked at their faces that you saw the difference in both age and expression : Harry 's face was round , his eyes merry , while Joe 's features inclined to length and his grey eyes , which at times seemed colourless , had in their depths a touch of melancholy that had deepened with the years . |
| 6 | The last of the boxes were being transferred from the back of the truck now , carried by men who sweated under the effort despite the chill wind that had come with the onset of the night . |
| 7 | Like an animal sliding away from an unwelcome confrontation , he took refuge in a displacement activity , taking the last of the little pastries hot with spice that had come with the drinks and waving the empty plate at a passing waiter . |
| 8 | ‘ It would have been better if he 'd killed me , and had done with the whole thing ! |
| 9 | The duke 's initial influence in the region had rested on his role as caretaker of the Herbert hegemony and had ended with the readjustments which followed Edward 's return in 1471 . |
| 10 | The duke 's initial influence in the region had rested on his role as caretaker of the Herbert hegemony and had ended with the readjustments which followed Edward 's return in 1471 . |
| 11 | He had prowled contentedly in and out of the vestry and bellroom while she got on with her chores , had watched critically while she had arranged her six daffodils eked out with foliage in the vase at the foot of the Virgin , and had viewed with the bland indifference of childhood Miss Wharton 's frequent genuflections , obviously taking these sudden bobbings to be one more manifestation of the peculiar antics of adults . |
| 12 | As one contemporary , writing at the end of William 's reign , put it , " One would have thought that the Distinction of Parties was quite worn out , when the Church had quitted the Doctrines of Passive Obedience and Non-resistance " , and had joined with the Whigs and Dissenters to call James to account for his maladministration and establish a liberty of conscience . |
| 13 | The first phase of the disarmament of the re-armed groups of both sides had begun on Jan. 21 and had concluded with the demobilization of the high commands of the recontras and recompas on Feb. 10-15 . |
| 14 | He was an artist with the knife , she had heard , and had apprenticed with the great Zarathustra at GenTech BioDiv before his ‘ suspension . ’ |
| 15 | Marie Claire had married an Egyptian but since he was rich and cultured my mother had n't minded and had continued with the friendship . |
| 16 | He had deeply resented the questions about himself as a personality , but had accepted Kegan 's whispered warning about antagonizing them again , and had submitted with the best grace he could muster . |
| 17 | He had been closely involved in the revival of the Drury Lane theatre and had clashed with the playwright Sheridan , who was in the habit of referring to Whitbread as ‘ His Dictatorship ’ . |
| 18 | Pöhl , a member of the Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) , had been openly critical over the introduction of economic and monetary union with what was East Germany [ see pp. 37259 ; 38115 ] and had clashed with the government over economic and monetary union plans within the European Communities [ see p. 37719 ] , the deteriorating domestic economy , and plans for the reorganization of the central bank to incorporate the five eastern Länder ( states ) . |
| 19 | Mr Sansom was 55 and had worked with the ACCA for 18 years , the last four as secretary . |
| 20 | Before 1945 Korean Marxists had cooperated with the Soviet Union from bases in Soviet far eastern territories and had worked with the Chinese communists at Yenan . |
| 21 | Others were specifically anti-Republican , and had sided with the conspiracy in the hope that the outcome would be the return of monarchy . |
| 22 | If he 'd been on the train and had walked with the other racegoers towards the station , Filmer could have seen him through the window … and just the sight of him had caused the tensing of the neck muscles … and if Filmer had n't yet paid him for whatever … then he would come back to the train … |
| 23 | As had happened with the return of the Ambassadors , Franco had seemingly got what he wanted without altering his position . |