Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [vb pp] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She hoped they kept him occupied all day . |
| 2 | Had everyone chosen that night to drink more than they could hold ? she had wondered dementedly . |
| 3 | This bastard , with his bluff ways , merry eyes and welcoming invitations , nearly had me murdered this morning . |
| 4 | No sooner had I completed this act of , shall we say , mercy , than a wonderful feeling of peace and calm came over me . |
| 5 | Where had I heard that voice before ? |
| 6 | Had I heard any rumours to that effect ? |
| 7 | Had I seen that expression recently , on another woman ? |
| 8 | On this occasion I had neither heard nor seen the tigress , nor had I received any indication from bird or beast of her presence , and yet I knew , without any shadow of doubt , that she was lying up for me among the rocks . |
| 9 | I remember that we sat opposite each other — the arrangement I most preferred — so that I could observe evéry modification of his countenance ; and I have to say that never in all our acquaintance had I witnessed such patience and sheer kindness . |
| 10 | It is also possible to express condition through subject-verb inversion in rather more formal or literary style : Had I had enough money I would have bought a new car . |
| 11 | ‘ Had I had any idea what I was coming home to , I should have assured in advance that such a likeness would be instantly available . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Had I known this man would come back to Lebanon , I would have called and said : ‘ Do n't come back to this country . ’ |
| 13 | Had I left some clue behind , a stray sock not his , an unfamiliar scent on the pillow ? |
| 14 | On 16 May 1364 , however , another army under Bertrand du Guesclin , a Breton who had himself led such troops before entering the king 's service , defeated the Navarrese army , helped by some English , at Cocherel , in south-eastern Normandy . |
| 15 | Breuer had himself borrowed this technique from the French psychiatrist , Charcot . |
| 16 | Of course , if the employer had knowledge of the contractor 's improprieties , or if the employer had itself made any misrepresentation , the position would be otherwise . |
| 17 | Where had she heard that pearl of wisdom ? |
| 18 | Why had she done these things ? |
| 19 | What had she done this time ? |
| 20 | But Liz had never mentioned that Ross was so staggeringly good-looking ; nor had she made any reference to his devastating physical impact , although , to be fair , since both she and her cousin had only just finished taking their final college examinations , they 'd hardly been able to spend any time together before the wedding . |
| 21 | Not once had she made any attempt to respond to his initiatives . |
| 22 | Never in her whole life before had she experienced such feelings . |
| 23 | How had she known such things ? |
| 24 | Spirited she was , in those days , and she played one boy off against another , teasing , bold , louche , at times wildly immodest , shocking , provoking , drooping a ciggy from her wide wicked lip , dropping her blouse from bare shoulders , playing cards for forfeits , egging them on to experiment with Ouija , inventing naughty messages from the spirit world : how had she known these things , what models had she copied from films she had never seen , what spirit spoke through her , informing her impatient flesh ? |
| 25 | Why had she started this conversation ? |
| 26 | " Had you noticed any change in him recently ? " |
| 27 | had you had any opportunity to prepare yourself for the sort of questions he might be asking ? |
| 28 | They would have happened had we withdrawn that credit or not . |
| 29 | Where had we seen this boy before ? |
| 30 | Yes well I mean had we had any idea about this , obviously father would of |