Example sentences of "[noun prp] had [verb] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one occasion Mrs Singh had asked me to go with her to visit one of the boy 's teachers . |
| 2 | ‘ If Allah had intended us to fly , he would have given us wings , not arms , ’ the policeman had replied . |
| 3 | Ewan had seen you leap on Hector , and struck out at you — I tried to hold back his blow ! ’ |
| 4 | Earlier in the day , Mr Corbett had said he hoped progress was being made on signing a deal . |
| 5 | They turned a corner and Corbett had to hide his trembling at the appearance of the small , squat , one-eyed man who seemed to rise out of the darkness before them . |
| 6 | Tammuz had told her to relax into the fire , swim with it , let go . |
| 7 | Neil had told me to try and forget about the ‘ mystery ’ , and this proved surprisingly easy to do . |
| 8 | When Michel Rocard was replaced by Edith Cresson on 15 May 1991 , his official letter of resignation made it clear that President Mitterrand had asked him to resign , even though the constitution does not give him the right ( the President is responsible for ‘ nominating ’ the Prime Minister and for approving the Cabinet , but not for dismissing him ) . |
| 9 | Bernice had found herself resenting their casual familiarity . |
| 10 | During a break in which the designer 's assistant smeared the mirror above the fireplace with vaseline — ; Meredith had complained it reflected too much light — Dawn Allenby apologised for the drenching smell of eau de Cologne that pervaded her person . |
| 11 | Judging by the Prince 's appearance and demeanour , Corbett sensed that Gaveston had advised him to stand on his dignity in his dealings with both him and de Craon . |
| 12 | And , she thought with relief , if new evidence had turned up in France , it might mean that Veronica had had nothing to do with her husband 's death . |
| 13 | It was reported that Yazov , Kryuchkov , Baklanov and Tizyakov had flown to meet Gorbachev in the Crimea , where Gorbachev had had them arrested ( his 32-strong bodyguard having remained with him ) . |
| 14 | When David had asked her to clear the mess away , for fear of inciting his stepfather 's rage , Beth had astonished him by refusing . |
| 15 | David had told her to trust him , but had he been implying that everything would be all right and that their relationship would continue ? |
| 16 | Edwina Currie had kept him talking and Edwina is not a woman to be rushed . |
| 17 | Iorwerth had taught him to ride , Morgan had been his idol in boyhood by reason of his prowess at wrestling , Meurig , unfree but irrepressible , could never be kept out of any fight though his only real duties with the army were as a baggage-servant . |
| 18 | One day , an important but superstitious client cancelled his insurance policy when the pen Waterman had given him to sign with refused to work . |
| 19 | When interviewed by police Hardy had said he had been watching the disturbances but denied throwing missiles . |
| 20 | Mr Hall said Miss Scott had explained she did not give notification of her mother 's death because she was afraid the authorities would discover the conditions in which they had been living . |
| 21 | Scott had watched him get into the rocket many times and he dreamed about going with Space Man . |
| 22 | Everyone from Sir Freddie Laker to the CAA warned him it was likely , and Branson had taken what measures he could to prevent it happening . |
| 23 | Angalo had said he thought the inside of a plane would be a mass of wires and pipes . |
| 24 | Dionne had ordered her to go out and forget the whole thing . |
| 25 | He could n't help it if Mrs Wright had taken him to visit her friend who was n't there , who was dead . |
| 26 | He saw how every little niggling thing old Andy had given him to do counted — how one developed his muscle , another his eye , a third his judgement of time and distance ; how each hour he spent working with the foremast hands taught him to know and understand them better against the day when such men as they were would look to him for guidance . |
| 27 | The British record signing , given a rousing reception by Saints ' fans before kick off , admitted afterwards that Monkou had left him feeling the pressure of a marked man . |
| 28 | However , the constable learned from a woman in the street that just after the explosion Sutherland had approached her to get an ambulance for his friend who was still in the house . |
| 29 | But Tilda had taught herself to produce , by widening her mouth into the shape of an oblong , a most unpleasant imitation of a bosun 's whistle , which could be heard almost as far as Lord Jim . |
| 30 | He 'd been shaken , certainly , when Cedric Downes had invited him to go along to the North Oxford Golf Club and knock up the caretaker if necessary . |