Example sentences of "[noun pl] had [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His lean , muscular body was tanned , presumably from his years in Australia , and while the hair on his legs had turned to gold the triangle of hair on his chest was dark and tapered away to a point at the base of his flat stomach , disappearing beneath the band of his black swimming-trunks . |
| 2 | It was as if her legs had turned to ice . |
| 3 | While genuinely instrumental styles had emerged in keyboard and lute music and were beginning to emerge in ensemble music , the problem of purely instrumental construction remained unsolved except in the short dance-forms . |
| 4 | The patina the bronzes had acquired during burial was much admired , and people assumed that they had originally been patinated . |
| 5 | When we were out for lunch a few weeks ago , Alan asked where I was brought up and I said popped out on stalks two brothers had gone to school at . |
| 6 | His sisters had curtsied to the vicar ; his brothers had gone to war in 1914 , and one of them had died at Vimy Ridge ; his father had been a farm bailiff and died in 1911 after being bitten by a horse ( misnamed Lucky ) . |
| 7 | Both brothers had chosen to back Edward rather than Warwick in 1471 , in spite of their Neville links , but by 1483 their connection with Gloucester was uppermost . |
| 8 | Both brothers had chosen to back Edward rather than Warwick in 1471 , in spite of their Neville links , but by 1483 their connection with Gloucester was uppermost . |
| 9 | Final figures were that a total of 5,712 candidates had stood for election , of whom 1,021 were independents and the remainder represented one of the 59 different parties . |
| 10 | Roman 's eyes had narrowed to dark , shuttered slits as he watched her . |
| 11 | Long before Buckmaster 's eyes had turned to politics and he 'd become the youngest MP in the Commons , leaving Morgan to run the largest security organization in the world . |
| 12 | His eyes had gone from sapphire to a blue so dark it was almost black . |
| 13 | His eyes had moved to Charity . |
| 14 | ‘ You know Silas , my stepson — ’ Her grey eyes had flashed in anger . |
| 15 | He had told her about the cannabis bed a few days ago when they had been walking in the garden and her eyes had widened in shock . |
| 16 | It took a few minutes before his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness and the great sweep of the headland became visible , its shapes and forms mysteriously altered under the high stars . |
| 17 | His voice was no more audible than her own had been , and his eyes had darkened to black . |
| 18 | His eyes had darkened with desire , but there was bafflement there , too . |
| 19 | two survivors had died in hospital |
| 20 | The economy was in deep recession , hyperinflation was a major concern , and price rises and food shortages had led to looting . |
| 21 | Since 1950 the pro-European parties had declined in strength in the legislature , and even without the EDC dilemma , governmental survival at the best of times was problematic . |
| 22 | Observers blamed the poor showing on the fact that the major parties had taken on board many of the " lighter green " policies of Die Grünen . |
| 23 | Use of the tribunal would be voluntary and its findings would only be binding if both parties had agreed in advance to accept them . |
| 24 | That little girl had to struggle on because the flat rent had to be paid , she had to struggle on because she had a car , kids had to go to school , until she died . |
| 25 | Lots of kids had yelled with delight as I ran up and down , whooping like a Red Indian . |
| 26 | Although the funds had come from Hurley 's budget , the yacht was bought in the name of Andreous Kasikopu , a retired Cypriot marine police captain who looked remarkably like Claude Rains . |
| 27 | By the end of May around 15,000 former BCCI depositors had applied for compensation to the UK 's Deposit Protection Board . |
| 28 | ( Yet another of Constanze 's pregnancies had ended in tragedy : another daughter , Anna , had been born and died the previous November . |
| 29 | Buses have to drop off passengers in the middle of the road because cars had parked at bus stops . |
| 30 | And by now close relationships had developed with aid agencies in Canada , Australia , Aotearoa(NZ) and the US . |