Example sentences of "had [verb] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gifford Tate had painted it a few weeks before she died . |
| 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 | His long experience of bird watching in the hills of Arran had taught him the best vantage points . |
| 4 | But they had all laughed and Meg , for the missing loaf , had punished him the usual way , locked-up thirsty in the room . |
| 5 | they 'd take a piece with them and that was all they had to sustain them the whole day . |
| 6 | Lowell had heard them a few times before on the Sundays when life was normal and they were just background music at the commencement of an ordinary day . |
| 7 | By the time I had heard it a fifth time , one of football 's most respected managers stood accused of everything from gross indecency to impotence . |
| 8 | He had heard it the first time as a child , in his grandfather 's yurt on the Khirgiz , and going to Burun 's quarters had found him awake also . |
| 9 | Anyway , I had built her up at the front end so that she was standing with her fore feet on a half door and had given her a strong oily purgative . |
| 10 | She had given her a tiny dose of medicine just before the explosion , and now Julia closed her eyes . |
| 11 | The night before , Cati had fallen asleep sitting with her mother and Rosa on the balcony in the cool of the evening ; when her mother had given her a gentle push to rouse her ; she found her slightly feverish and put her to bed . |
| 12 | A male friend had tried to dissuade Hale from seeking a much needed job and had given her a thousand dollars to buy ‘ the most beautiful dress in New York ’ , telling her that what she needed was to find a rich husband . |
| 13 | He did not know that her vivid imagination had given her a convincing picture of Julia 's death . |
| 14 | Rune had given her a sharp glance as she replied , but then appeared to accept her question as an affirmative , as he took her firmly by the arm to lead her into his chosen restaurant . |
| 15 | A day or two later Anthony Rouse and I were astonished to hear that her agents were demanding the interview be withdrawn because , as she complained in a letter to the BBC 's Director General , Hugh Carleton-Greene , we had given her a solemn undertaking over lunch not to mention the matter of Wells and their son at all . |
| 16 | Tension had given her a dull , thumping headache so that she absorbed nothing except the first entry on the list . |
| 17 | Gabriel had given her a reasonable , sensible answer , as she knew he would , but she felt annoyed with his cool advice . |
| 18 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 19 | She rarely smiled but this was not through a lack of good nature : her responsibilities had given her a serious expression . |
| 20 | Penny was Sixer of the Kelpies , and when her granny had given her a beautiful budgie for a birthday present she decided to name it Kelpie after her Six , especially as the bird had a little silver patch on his throat — just as if he was wearing the Promise Badge , Penny pointed out gleefully . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm looking forward to seeing your brother again , ’ Donna said , sipping the dry martini Alex had given her a few minutes earlier . |
| 22 | Juliet had given her a few pointers , but indream Susan found her experience as Vanessa Vail somehow more confidence-building . |
| 23 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
| 24 | Just when she had been on the brink of despair , one of her rich customers had given her a handsome order . |
| 25 | Scottish ancestors , one of whom had married a Cree , ( who was , of course , never mentioned by any member of the family ) , had given her a physical and mental toughness which enabled her to fight methodically for anything she wanted badly . |
| 26 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | The only payment she had received was from Charles Briant who had given her a generous bonus for her extra work on his boots . |
| 29 | Mrs Bradford had given her the complete day off for her father 's funeral and she did n't have to be back at the house in Newcastle Place until six o'clock . |
| 30 | It would be typical of Jacqui 's naivety to believe that she was dealing with an honest man who had given her the only copies in existence . |