Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [verb] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The priest had risen to get a better view . |
| 2 | After a 12 per cent cut this year , the government had pledged to make a further 15 per cent cut next year . |
| 3 | There were others , such as Marie , who had hoped to gain a greater understanding of a subject they loved , and found themselves bogged down in a process of constant marking and grading , passing and failing . |
| 4 | According to his letter to Puchberg , he had tried to organize a further series of subscription concerts to improve his finances , but when the list came back only the faithful Baron van Swieten 's name was on it . |
| 5 | Esther had elected to take a higher degree , in the History of Art . |
| 6 | Paddy Mayne , however , had managed to add a further twenty-seven aircraft to his bag . |