Example sentences of "he [vb past] [vb pp] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This new Rose who had descended upon him had joined the gaudy throng , for reasons she would n't divulge , and had lost some of her individuality . |
| 2 | For one thing , many of those who had opposed him had joined the Royalist army and had been killed in the war . |
| 3 | Formerly , Alick Nkhata and men like him had adapted the western popular music of the time , particularly country and western music , which they married with traditional melodies and themes . |
| 4 | ‘ And Doyle never referred to the fact that he 'd seen the Asian girl near to Charlie 's ? ’ |
| 5 | He 'd joined the International Brigade just before Franco 's final victories and been sent back when he was on his way to Cardiff to catch the potato boat to Bilbao . |
| 6 | Mr Salmon told me that he 'd heard the best barrows were being sold off in the Old Kent Road , on account of the fact that so many young lads were heeding Kitchener 's cry and joining up to fight for King and country . |
| 7 | He 'd heard the daily summary coming through some time after midnight , but he had n't bothered to check it ; anything important or relevant and Stoneley would have telephoned him direct , and there were too many big shadows and dark corners in the schoolroom for his liking . |
| 8 | Then at the last moment he 'd pressed the small jeweller 's box into her hand . |
| 9 | Like when he 'd killed the clever boy , who had blasphemed the headster time . |
| 10 | Bacci was n't sure if he 'd done the right thing . |
| 11 | And he 'd done the right thing in getting that wallet back to Blackbeard , because Blackbeard was horribly evil and would have come after them if Joe had n't been sensible . |
| 12 | William sat by the phone for a long while after he had called Preston , wondering if he 'd done the right thing . |
| 13 | He 'd done the right thing . |
| 14 | By the final whistle he 'd done the sensible thing and switched to Gazza . |
| 15 | With the first of the ovens he 'd gone the long way through to the Hall 's kitchens , taking in the sights as he went . |
| 16 | When he 'd gone the Annamese woman turned to stare apprehensively at her husband . |
| 17 | He 'd gone the last time , he reminded her , because of Lowell 's hands — well , partly . |
| 18 | He 'd swopped the black tracksuit for close-fitting washed-out denims and a loose crew-neck navy sweatshirt . |
| 19 | And I always remember he said said to me , he 'd placed the biggest orders for pencils , of course in them , there were no ball pens , er he he received that from the London County Council by accident . |
| 20 | Pete Woodward got one of the dead centres and he felt he 'd erased the previous day 's disaster . |
| 21 | He 'd called the next day , and Marlin had picked up . |
| 22 | Apparently he 'd called the previous evening and been surprised I was n't there . |
| 23 | He 'd kept the curious out while the doctor made his examination . |
| 24 | At least he 'd kept the vital figures away from her . |
| 25 | He 'd said the best place for the people of Dynmouth was in their coffins . |
| 26 | There was little chance of his being hit , but he slipped deliberately , pitching forward , striking the ground with his shoulder and rolling fast for the ravine where he 'd hidden the first gun . |
| 27 | Now for a moment I wondered if he 'd made the entire story up — the elusive animal , the bizarre hunting technique . |
| 28 | I took him out for a boozy lunch , and in the end he admitted he 'd made the whole thing up . |
| 29 | he 'd punctured the fucking upstairs gas pipe |
| 30 | Somehow he 'd scored the first small , barely discernible victory . |