Example sentences of "had [verb] these [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Far Eastern Economic Review reported on Sept. 28 that Myanma sources and diplomatic observers had dismissed these allegations as an attempt to discredit the NLD and as an attempt to bolster unity in the Army which had fought the insurgent CPB for many years . |
| 2 | Their knowledge of society had taught these men that there was a huge audience that wanted to laugh and that comedians had to strain every nerve and to try every joke in order to release that laughter . |
| 3 | He had formulated these principles on several occasions in the past , not least when monks had consulted him about accepting ecclesiastical promotion . |
| 4 | Generally , about one half of the urban people had received these items of news , compared with between ten and twenty-five per cent of those living in rural areas . |
| 5 | This again may appear to be perfectly obvious , but I recall a case not long ago where the agent was induced to halt action on a proposed petition , and it transpired only subsequently ( and after the legislation had been enacted ) that the client had given these instructions on a mere general assurance which was not in fact implemented . |
| 6 | Being in employment had given these women personal confidence , a sense of independence , autonomy and pride . |
| 7 | Our teachers were the nearest guides because they had travelled these routes before us ( though of course we would n't teach ) . |
| 8 | You had to meet these people , Wilcock would explain , and thus they went off on the 31 bus to meet the Trinidadian . |
| 9 | Lennox-Boyd visited Accra in January 1957 to inform Nkrumah that he had to accept these provisions , or forgo independence . |
| 10 | After we had rescued these people we decided to have a look at some other floods . |
| 11 | In the Introduction Taylor explained that he had committed these rules to a book because many of ‘ his brethren in persecution ’ were no longer able to seek the advice of Anglican Ministers . |
| 12 | The south Wales constabulary interviewed young men who had committed these offences and the factors involved were set out . |
| 13 | Whoever had committed these murders planned them well . |
| 14 | In so far as Whitehall had considered these matters it had been vaguely assumed that a status quo ante would be established and the Dutch in the Netherlands East Indies , the French in Indochina , and the Colonial Office in Burma and Malaya would resume their rightful sway . |
| 15 | No one until then had considered these subjects suitable for art . |
| 16 | The centralised technical control , exercised by the chief engineer 's department at headquarters , meant that the men who had accepted these posts were to find their room for independent and creative action significantly more constrained than was the case for their colleagues in the Area Boards . |
| 17 | ‘ Officers from Liverpool trading standards who had to view these films found them sickening . ’ |
| 18 | We looked , and though we never said so , we believed that we alone had seen these things , that they had never been seen before . |
| 19 | We may well endorse the saying regarding him who had so much to do with road-making in the Highlands and islands ; ‘ if you had seen these roads before they were made you would have blessed brave General Wade , ’ and wish prosperity to the Highland Railway Company . |
| 20 | I had seen these birds before in Shetland , but only in winter plumage on migration , and here they were , obviously on their home territory . |
| 21 | I had seen these images of John before , but then came a video report from Danish TV back in 1981 . |
| 22 | You had to clean these fish out , and put about eight snotches in each one — bring a knife down the side of the herren , and make cuts about three-quarters of an inch apart . |
| 23 | When he had said these things they all replied that they prayed God to preserve him through long and happy years , and four of the most honourable among them rose and kissed his hands , and the Cid bade them take their seats again . |
| 24 | No we just no it was just , people had said these things and wo n't take on a Sunday . |
| 25 | He had preached a sermon in which he had said these words : ‘ It is dangerous to be a Christian in our nation . |
| 26 | Which was fitting , since in one sense he had created it , had made these folk to people it . |
| 27 | Later , he made some corrective statements pointing out that although he had made these observations , he was certainly not advocating the use of any drugs , although he continued to ridicule some of the US government 's attempts to stem the tide as being the wrong way to deal with the problem . |
| 28 | Practice that had made these things second nature to the T'ang . |
| 29 | He was a hard worker , and you had to set these pens every time for the sheep you see , well he could carry three hurdles on his back , and I could , five , that 's right five , and I could carry three , he carried five . |
| 30 | Once I had written these letters , I then applied to the Department that was officially responsible for serving the Diplomatic Corps . |