Example sentences of "had [verb] [adv prt] some [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The contractors had done a lot of the work , but we had to go over some of it again , including painting the wooden treads on the stairs just to make sure it was right , ’ he explained . |
| 2 | He had to buy off some of Wednesday night 's rebels by promising them that the Maastricht Treaty would not come before the Commons again until after Denmark held another referendum in May . |
| 3 | But as she led the way to her car — Harriet had used up some of her precious reserves of petrol for this expedition — there was something about her daughter 's manner that disturbed her . |
| 4 | Maria had brought out no money , but she had smuggled out some of her jewels . |
| 5 | In the early 1960s Dr Beeching , the chairman of the railways , had cut out some of the most unprofitable rail lines and the fear was that I would do the same . |
| 6 | Electors in various parts of the country had cleared out some of the cranks who were prostitutes in the Labour movement in order to get into the House of Commons . |