Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [adv] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daak had stopped half-way up the girder and , holding on with one hand , was flailing the air with his chainsword . |
| 2 | Unlike Ted , he had risen rapidly up the ranks , was voted Rookie of the Year in 1987 , made it into the Top 16 at the end of '88 , and was tipped to become a challenger for the world title . |
| 3 | Later I found out that a standby wife had got halfway down the aisle before turning back , remorseful at abandoning her husband , leaving one empty seat — my seat , I brooded , as I waited for the next flight . ) |
| 4 | She has discovered that a boundary line for consumption of non-staple household goods existed even across the bequeathing classes , and has cautioned against accepting much contemporary opinion that the " luxury " market had reached well down the social scale . |
| 5 | By 1989 reserves had slipped well down the list and education and public awareness had risen . |
| 6 | Most of them , to judge by the paw marks , had gone straight up the ride , not working the covert on either side at all . |
| 7 | The tide had turned long ago and the sea had slushed gently down the sands , withdrawing into its channels , then back into the deep water far out in the Estuary . |
| 8 | Leo had climbed laboriously up the promotional ladder of merchant banking to one of the higher rungs , earning every penny of his salary , whereas James seemed to accumulate money without even trying . |
| 9 | Paul had climbed back up the embankment — with the post sticking out of his body . |