Example sentences of "had go [noun] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 When he had gone Sarah carried on with her chores , but Garry 's words stayed with her all evening .
2 When the last client had gone Sophie looked at the time .
3 When she had gone Scarlet thought how bored with their conversation Brian would have been had he been present , and then she thought that , with him around , they would n't have had that conversation and she would have been bored .
4 When she had gone Scarlet began to peel courgettes , worrying the while whether she was not doing so prematurely : if she left them thus denuded , exposed to the air , they would discolour , while if she immersed them in water , their vitamin C content would dissipate .
5 After she had gone Paul made himself known to Dr Heatherton , to whom he had not previously addressed himself ; was rewarded by a few courteous words and good wishes for his progress ; and then went home .
6 But after he had gone Robbie did not immediately prepare herself for bed .
7 When he had gone Nutty said , ‘ He 's always saying things . ’
8 When they had gone Zen went back to his office and dialled an internal number .
9 When Mrs Lennox had gone Maggie got out of bed and dressed in the clothes Susan had left out for her .
10 When O'Hara had gone Vernon hobbled upstairs to ring Harcourt .
11 When she had gone Christina thumbed through her diary , glancing at cancelled events and big gaps where Stephen had been away .
12 A few minutes after Amiss had gone Sunil cleared up the fragments of cheese and biscuits , deposited them neatly in the waste-paper basket , picked up a couple of books and some blank paper and descended to the next storey .
13 After Bob Lane had gone David turned to Rachel and shook his head in mild exasperation .
14 When they had gone Phat pulled a small notebook from his shirt pocket and with a little grunt of irritation , made a mark in it beneath the number of the barrack hut .
15 After Janice had gone Shiona went back inside and sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of strong black coffee .
16 After they had gone Richard said , ‘ Quite a guy .
17 When he had gone Rain said : ‘ At least we know why Joseph did n't want a lift back to the boat .
18 When Curtis had gone Wycliffe asked the operator to get Sidney Passmore 's number and he was put through to a woman who spoke with self-conscious refinement .
19 When Gerald had gone Wycliffe joined Fox in Matthew 's office .
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