Example sentences of "in [num] [noun pl] [pers pn] had " in BNC.
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1 | I was cold and hungry — in eight hours I had only had three tangerines — and I throbbed from toes to groin . |
2 | In six years she had never been able to cultivate that devil-may-care attitude that seemed to characterise the gentleman at the Feathers . |
3 | In 10 minutes we had spied the whole Countrywatch patch . |
4 | In three minutes I had the Hispaniola sailing easily before the wind , along the coast of Treasure Island . |
5 | In three years they had rounded up fifty captive orangs . |
6 | He had carried the day , of course , for although in fourteen years he had made himself supreme King in Alba , he was born to the north , and from Moray to the northernmost island of Orkney he was the leader men trusted and knew . |
7 | A fine attacking batsman , he had been in the England team for much of the time since making his debut in 1982 , but after his four centuries in the summer of 1984 he had disappointed too often and his average scarcely reflected his ability — in 57 Tests he had made just over 3,000 runs at 34 before the tour began . |
8 | As Cynthia says : ‘ We found Dave entertaining children at Chessington World of Adventures , and in 25 years I had never met anyone who got on more naturally with children . ’ |
9 | In twenty-five years he had not been ‘ ten times in a tavern , eight times in a coffee house ’ . |
10 | In 1850 therefore the deer were officially banished , and in five years they had all been killed off . |
11 | It was the fourth time in five years she had been injured in the line of duty . |
12 | In five years he had turned a struggling side into formidable Championship contenders capable of springing surprises on League giants in the Cup . |
13 | In two minutes we had created the excitement , fun and audience involvement that set the atmosphere for the afternoon . |
14 | For one thing , she said , they could hardly scrape up enough money for one deck passage , let alone two , for in two years he had sold only three paintings for a few pounds . |
15 | In two days he had made birdies at only the 15th twice and the second once . |
16 | For the second time in two days she had been bought and sold . |
17 | In two steps she had reached the slop bucket , dropped the packet in , watched it splash on the cobbles and turned round as a voice rang out in the yard . |
18 | In seven years I had as many new cars , each one more highly powered and larger than the last . |
19 | In twenty-four hours she had aged ten years . |