Example sentences of "[noun pl] had [verb] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I 'd said your parents had asked me to come , do you think I 'd have got you to tell me about Ryan ? ’ |
| 2 | Abruptly she let go of the last protective remnants of self-deception , but , fearing questions she could n't answer without exposing the full extent of her vulnerability , she rushed on , ‘ I felt guilty to begin with , but I did come to terms with it eventually , and anyway , my parents had encouraged me to stay with radio even though it would take me away from them and they knew what was happening to Dad . ’ |
| 3 | My previous experiences had made me wonder if white policemen did n't get a kick out of black policemen investigating black citizens . |
| 4 | For the first time since my balls had dropped I felt wholly in the moment , unafflicted by my meddlesome internal projectionist . |
| 5 | Having talked to the person making the eighteenth birthday cake about our individual requirements , we chose some suitable flowers to fit a small silver vase that was placed on top of the cake , and once the guests had gone I hurried them into the presses I had taken with me to the party . |
| 6 | ‘ That would have been nice if the customs had asked me to open it . ’ |
| 7 | Hoping that the male was not equally precocious proved vain , and when it became evident that the eggs had hatched I moved the male from the 18″ tank they had been sharing , and allowed the female to brood in isolation . |
| 8 | When I came back to England I was very humbled really to erm because I arrived in Nepal three hours before that crash and erm a lot of people had thought I 'd died in that crash and erm the patients had thought I 'd died as well and they had to put a big notice outside to say that I 'd been alright , they had lots of people ringing up . |
| 9 | After the girls had gone I sat for a little time , thinking . |
| 10 | It was n't as though either of these men had led me to expect anything , gave me anything to hope for , it 's just that I really liked them , particularly the one I encountered later on . |