Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [verb] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | In her years working with the Madam and then running her brothel she had come to know many , and she could usually spot their type . |
| 2 | The water-table at Hermopolis had risen to overtake many of the remains . |
| 3 | For all the show of outward appearances of being a couple however , perhaps there was no deep abiding love and the one left behind hangs onto a myth of a union that had ceased to exist many years ago . |
| 4 | I had tried to diet many times before . |
| 5 | On the other hand , we had learnt to recognise many of the chimps as individuals , and felt they had become firm friends . |
| 6 | It had failed to cure many of society 's ills , and in matters such as the economy , public order and inter-ethnic relations had indeed made things worse . |