Example sentences of "and had [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his evidence Professor Gresham had said he had experience of bites by dogs and foxes , and had studied wild animal injuries in books . |
| 2 | But he had finally done so and had seen other eagles , each in his own cage , all mature , all seeming big and threatening . |
| 3 | Most pleased with their results among the major Old Master dealers were Hill-Stone Inc. of New York who had sold a Canaletto etching and had seen considerable interest shown in their Leon Davent ‘ Cupid with bandaged Eyes ’ ( Z.5 ) , their Schaufelein woodcut ‘ Wild man and family ’ — a rare uncut impression with the text beneath — and their beautiful ‘ Bacchus and Ariadne ’ by Vico , printed on blue paper . |
| 4 | To coincide with the launch of the Constitution , the government lifted the state of siege , imposed in 1984 in response to the violent activity of drug traffickers , right-wing paramilitary groups and left-wing guerrillas ; this had curtailed civil liberties and had given extraordinary power to the President to re-establish public order . |
| 5 | A man of sincere , but unformed , liberal political convictions , he had been angered by the events of 5 October and had given medical treatment to some of those injured on that day . |
| 6 | In a House of Commons debate on Nov. 28 , 1990 , however , the UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd declared that Syria had made " energetic efforts " to facilitate the release of Western hostages in Lebanon and had given formal assurances of its " rejection of international terrorism " . |
| 7 | In this whole affair the clergy — even Winchelsey — had been unable to keep the favourite at bay , and had exercised negligible influence upon the formulation and implementation of the governmental reforms . |
| 8 | He – had lived an evil life , and had destroyed other people 's lives as well . |
| 9 | He went on to say that he had denied that Pakistan was providing weapons and training for Kashmiri insurgents and had assured Indian leaders of Pakistan 's commitment to the 1972 Simla Agreement ( whereby the two countries had agreed to respect a line of control in Kashmir resulting from ceasefire positions at the end of 1971 Indo-Pakistan war ) . |
| 10 | Paul lives in a tiny bungalow , and had kept marine fish in a four foot tank for several years . |
| 11 | As for the computer password , on the other hand , this reviewer guessed it in one and had to wait twenty-odd pages for Casaubon to catch up . |
| 12 | The Lithuanian citizenship law , passed by the parliament on Dec. 5 , had established the criteria of 10 years ' residence in Lithuania , knowledge of the language and the Constitution , and a source of income , and had prohibited dual citizenship . |
| 13 | She remembered when she was younger and had received religious indoctrination at school . |
| 14 | Fighter Command , the book had said encouragingly , had contained them , and had inflicted severe losses on the Messerschmitt B.F.110 's . |
| 15 | None the less , this was a significant change from the days of the old CEB , which ( though hedged about by precise legal requirements on matters such as pricing ) had not been subject to government limits on finance ( choosing to raise its fixed-interest capital without government guarantee ) and had ignored ministerial requests when it felt they were unjustified ( being protected against the sanction acquired by the Minister in 1947 : the power of dismissal ) . |
| 16 | Donald Findlay , QC , defending , said that Sommerville bitterly regretted his folly at becoming involved and had expressed genuine sorrow , regret and shock at what had happened . |
| 17 | On Feb. 23 the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen had met with opposition representatives and President Déby while on a visit to N'Djamena , and had expressed continued US support for the " democratic process in Chad " . |
| 18 | If colleges were experienced in validation and had developed acceptable validation procedures , the Council made Validation Procedures Agreements with them which enabled them to take responsibility for the organisation of validation for their own pilot schemes . |
| 19 | He says they picked it up on the radar and had to take evasive action . |
| 20 | ‘ My only real previous acting experience was when I was working for Walt Disney Productions and had to visit sick children in hospital dressed up in a Pluto costume . |
| 21 | No doubt the decision was heavily influenced by the fact that both stories were correct , and had revealed controversial practices in the administration of justice . |
| 22 | The government 's emphasis on cash crop production was criticized on the grounds that it favoured wealthy exporters rather than small farmers and had hindered industrial development . |
| 23 | The custom of writing about the Salons was well established , and had inspired brilliant writing by such an important figure in the eighteenth century as Diderot . |
| 24 | She was menopausal and had begun hot flashes 18mths previously and took Dixarit . |
| 25 | Bruce had disposed his men along the Bannock Burn and its succession of bogs , and had dug camouflaged pits between the treacherous marshy patches . |
| 26 | It was also seen as a war of national self-defence against those who had invaded French territory and had incited loyal subjects into rebellion . |
| 27 | A charismatic orator and vigorous proponent of liberation theology , with a personal following built up through his consistent championing of the poor and the dispossessed , he had reportedly been regarded in the past by the United States government as a mentally unstable communist , and had survived numerous assassination attempts [ see also pp. 37071-72 ] . |
| 28 | She pinched bruises on her daughter 's inner arm , and had poured hot tea on both daughters . |
| 29 | The King in the meantime had asked for a constitutional memorandum , dealing with a new Prime Minister 's right to a dissolution , from Haldane , and had summoned Bonar Law . |
| 30 | The colonists remained subjects of the King of England and had to obey English law . |