Example sentences of "had [vb pp] what the " in BNC.
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1 | A letter to the Japanese ambassador in Washington , signed by all 100 members of the US Senate , had preceded what the US saw as Japan 's belated Aug. 5 commitment on sanctions . |
2 | There 'd been photographs of these people 's faces in the newspapers , but Stephen had forgotten what the faces looked like . |
3 | ‘ If Maurice had possessed what the kidnappers want , he 'd have given it up . |
4 | Of course , it was a very nice idea , but I had seen what the Germans were doing with colour television . |
5 | He had done what the Phoenicians had done , and the Byzantines , the Romans , the Crusaders , the Genoese and the Mamelukes . |
6 | Most significant of all , the war had produced what the New Deal had failed to do over eight years — full employment . |
7 | In these matters Emilia Frere knew more than she , for the woman had crossed the threshold of the married state ; she had delivered herself over to the meeting of the flesh as Louisa had not been called upon to do ; she had experienced what the uninitiate could only surmise . |
8 | Somehow he had known what the outcome of all this was going to be . |
9 | However , the study found that if Gateshead council had spent what the Government said it should then the poll tax would increase by £26 to £297 . |
10 | He had remembered what the escapologist had taught him ! |
11 | this decision would be more helpful to sentencers in the Crown Court if the Court had indicated what the proper sentence at first instance would have been . |
12 | He had approved cases such as McPherson , above , where dishonesty had converted what the accused did into an adverse inference with the owner 's rights . |
13 | The boy had learned what the man would never learn . |
14 | For months , back home in Melbourne , she had wondered what The Big City on the other side of the world would look like . |
15 | She inched back against the wall , part of her wanting to find some private place , yet knowing she would not — could not — move from this spot until she had read what the paper had to say . |