Example sentences of "he had [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had kissed her a second time . |
| 2 | Well , he had taught them a swift , certain lesson : that no ten hired lackeys of the Emperor Karl Franz were a match for a single noble son of Bretonnia . |
| 3 | On previous occasions he had given me a Tibetan prayer-wheel and a monastery bell which I still cherish . |
| 4 | He seemed full of beans though , and after he had given me a rundown on the life cycle of the polyp , three nurses wheeled me across the corridor and into another room . |
| 5 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
| 6 | If he had given me the £5000 , under the rules at the time I would have had to donate 15 per cent to the British Board — totally unfair in my view as I had had to find the sponsorship myself . |
| 7 | He had given me the runaround in his sleep . |
| 8 | He disputed that Royan was at risk : he had given him the correct treatment and calm reassurance — which was the essence of his treatment . |
| 9 | But he was so scared of them getting his own father that he had given them no names at all , not even his own . |
| 10 | Finally , after he had given them a pledge supported by the oaths of Danish leaders , they completely rejected Edmund 's brothers and sons and denied that they were kings . |
| 11 | as if he read Wickham 's mind , Shildon wrapped up the discussion , said he had given them the important stuff and the rest could wait . |
| 12 | At last he saw that , if he was ever to eliminate his old habits , then he must refuse to do anything at all until he had given himself the directions . |
| 13 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
| 14 | He had given her a ring that did n't belong to him ; a ring he had stolen as he had stolen Mister Johnny 's safety and Hepzibah 's happiness when he had stolen the will ! |
| 15 | He had given her a book to read , Thomas Mann 's Buddenbrooks , which he recommended highly . |
| 16 | He had given her a token , and he must come to add speech to his gift , according to the rules of gallantry . |
| 17 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
| 18 | He had given her a sob-story and for a few hours — a few fatal hours — she had mistaken compassion for love . |
| 19 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 20 | I rather think that he still lives in and as Marg said coyly to me one year , he had given her a lovely little candle in a special little bowl with , with water |
| 21 | He had given her no help throughout the night but it did not lessen her love . |
| 22 | He had given her no money but he did feed both of them , and this was difficult enough on his grant . |
| 23 | Despite his apparent interest he had given her no clue as to whether his future plans might include her . |
| 24 | When he had given her the keys and the egg , and had left her , she first put the egg away with great care , and then examined the house , and at last went into the forbidden room . |
| 25 | Adam pointed to a framed cartoon , which he had given her the previous Christmas : a startled businessman gazed at a ghost ; rising from his desk drawer , it said , ‘ I am the spirit of old notes to yourself . ’ |
| 26 | He had given her the capital for the first one on their twentieth wedding anniversary , when he had already bought a Georgian pendant that he dearly wished her to have , but before he chanced giving it to her he had asked her what she would like , and she told him . |
| 27 | But she was glad of that too , for she might have felt she was honour bound to refuse — she could hardly have consented without shame — but this way , he had given her the most intense pleasure , which crossed her back and forth in waves of shock and fear , redoubling upon themselves and increasing in strength . |
| 28 | She remembered how he had given her the creeps . |
| 29 | He had given her the excuse as usual . |
| 30 | Then , too , she had felt rather shy of him since Christmas when he had given her the violets and had tried not to encourage his obvious interest in her . |