Example sentences of "he had at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had at first intended to drive straight to Jack 's house in Chelsea . |
| 2 | The railways undercut his price and he was forced to find many more passengers than he had at first calculated . |
| 3 | A working compromise was reached only after Barbarossa agreed to hold the Pope 's bridle and stirrup at a formal meeting ; an act of ritual homage which he had at first refused . |
| 4 | When Shinwell discussed the men from the industry to be appointed to the senior positions , he had at first wanted two deputy chairmen , one to look after generation and the other to oversee distribution and the Area Boards , but Citrine proposed an alternative division between operations and administration , feeling that it was ‘ essential to have someone familiar with the operation of large-scale organisations ’ . |
| 5 | Looking at her more closely , he realized she was much older than he had at first thought . |
| 6 | Alone with Damian Flint Rachel found him even more formidable than he had at first appeared . |
| 7 | Lesley-Anne Rawlings , prosecuting , said he had at first claimed he had gone into the school on August 9 to try and put the fire out . |
| 8 | He said that when the hijacker commandeered the plane over Austria , he had at first ordered the crew to fly directly to New York , but had been persuaded of the need to refuel . |
| 9 | Capt Goebel said that when Demeke commandeered the plane over Austria , he had at first ordered the crew to fly directly to New York , but had been persuaded to refuel . |
| 10 | ‘ No evidence that he had at all . |
| 11 | He had been able to join in mathematical discussion with the English he had at that time . |
| 12 | A Pharisee by training and once a vehement conservative , he had at one stage harassed the infant church but was dramatically converted by confrontation with a vision of the risen Lord . |
| 13 | By taking my hand and giving signs , he had at one time wanted me to come to his house — an invitation no doubt to show his friendship . |
| 14 | I believe he had at one time worked with Cizek and he certainly knew of Tagore 's work and writing . |
| 15 | He had at one time used the property as a guest house and a number of people , who had at one time or another resided in the guest house , had become friends of his . |
| 16 | There was Miss Sharon Hughes with whom the deceased had been very friendly and who , it is said , he had at one time wanted to marry . |
| 17 | He had at one time suspected his mother of doing precisely this . |
| 18 | Mr Hewitt , dying of cancer in hospital , said to Mrs Sen — his close friend for thirty years , with whom he had at one time cohabited — " The house is yours , Margaret . |
| 19 | He had at one stage been described as the worst farmer in Britain and RSPCA investigators found emaciated animals when they went there . |
| 20 | Unlikely though it seemed to students and friends of the scholarly and bespectacled professor , he had at this period worked for what became SOE ( a kind of work for which his precision of mind , excellent memory and linguistic ability pre-eminently qualified him : he contrived among other exploits to smuggle the leader of the Bulgarian Peasant Party out of the country into Turkey in a truck ) . |
| 21 | These days he felt happier than he had at any time in his life . |
| 22 | Bigwig was racing back across the field , looking more agitated than he had at any time since the encounter with Captain Holly . |
| 23 | A little over an hour later , Harry felt more in control of events than he had at any time since Heather 's disappearance . |
| 24 | He had always considered Sir John a portly , self-indulgent toper , but at this moment the coroner seemed more at ease , sword and dagger in his hands , fighting for his life , than he had at any time since they had met . |
| 25 | After much hesitation he had at last begun work on an autobiography which , sadly , remains unfinished . |
| 26 | He was glad he had at last found someone who believed in his natural superiority . |
| 27 | By 15 October 1796 , almost a month after the birth of his son David Hartley Coleridge , he had at last reached a decision . |
| 28 | ‘ Sheisse , ’ he added explosively as if he had at last allowed himself to be convinced of something which he had wanted to believe for a long time . |
| 29 | With Angel gone there was no need to humble herself and inquire if he had at last returned to work . |
| 30 | Instead the address which he had at last been persuaded to give was in a short and narrow street off the Edgware Road , an enclave of cheap , unsmart cafés chiefly Goan and Greek . |