Example sentences of "[pers pn] had [vb pp] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he asked me if I played I admitted that I had done so but insisted that I really was very bad . |
| 2 | ‘ I had thought so but recently he hinted at another asset he hoped to dispose of that would bring in quite a lot of money . |
| 3 | she had said so when they had discussed his teeth . |
| 4 | ‘ This is not some countries , ’ retorted my mother , perhaps wondering again whether the money she had spent so that I might learn French and a little grace had been utterly wasted , for I had learned only superstition and discontent . |
| 5 | She had screamed so that her mother came . |
| 6 | It took nearly two hours to get the pony out on to solid ground , but when they had done so and he was examined , Farmer Yatton was able to tell the thankful Angela that her pet had come to no real harm . |
| 7 | They wished to kill and devour the father and then imagined that they had done so and felt guilty — is this what happened ? |
| 8 | The directors added that they had done so because ‘ this is the basis adopted in the accounts of the overseas subsidiaries ’ , and that the group accounts should be drawn up on the same basis in order to show a true and fair view . |
| 9 | Although Chancellor Kohl later agreed to an apparent compromise it was clear even then — how much more so now — that West Germany had killed the programme , and it had done so because it sensed far better than any of its Nato partners how completely President Gorbachev had changed the situation in Europe . |
| 10 | He had turned so that he faced her , his body propped on that deformed arm of his , the sleeve of his anorak empty , the metal forearm and hand stuffed incongruously into his pack . |
| 11 | Mr. Gilberd instructed the defendant to confirm with the bank that the cheque was acceptable , and the defendant later told him that he had done so and that such a cheque was ‘ as good as cash . ’ |
| 12 | If he had done so because he genuinely believed himself to be alone and was unaware that a mounted rider was behind a clump of trees nearby , though the horse as a result took fright , he might still plead that his action was not reckless . |
| 13 | When questioned , Mason , the carpenter , agreed that it was he who had raised the flag , but said that he had done so because he had been prematurely informed of the relief of Mafeking . |
| 14 | The range of Iain 's reading was a constant surprise to me , and he had that rare ability to remember what he had read so that he could pass it on . |
| 15 | Most pregnant mothers are told to relax and put their feet up at some point every day — and many of them had done so while watching these television programmes . |