Example sentences of "had go [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Which in the sea was pretty futile really , I mean you just had to go where the sea took you . |
2 | The old general store had gone but the shade thorn tree was still there , bewildered by its surround of concrete pavement . |
3 | From the linen jacket the phrase book was removed again but the waiter had gone before the man could find an appropriate sentence . |
4 | He had gone because the great forward deck had in its turn become another confining space to him . |
5 | Yet later , when the mist had gone and a watery sun shone briefly in the sky , he felt a new elation in his kindly heart . |
6 | The crowd had gone and a serjeant-at-arms , wearing the florid livery of the city threw dice with his two companions , ignoring the grim carrion swaying just above their heads . |
7 | He watched their departure through a spreading mist , and when the last car had gone and the avenue was silent except for the long sigh of grass , he allowed himself to be taken back to his room . |
8 | She would let him stay at the breast long after the milk had gone and the gentle , pulling movement as he continued to suck though he was no longer hungry were soothing . |
9 | When they had gone and the noise of the engines had faded away , all would be quiet for a few hours and most people on night duty could relax — but not the Met Office , of course . |
10 | The heat of summer had gone and the cooler November days were ideal for running on the superb surface . |
11 | She told me of her children , of how life had changed in Oman once the old Sultan had gone and the new Sultan began to rule , of the Sultan 's mother who was ‘ covered in gold from her neck to her waist ’ and who lived in a palace in the city of Salalah . |
12 | In sharp contrast to her mood , the rain had gone and the clouds were breaking up to reveal a blue sky . |
13 | The man who jumped him had gone and the crowd about him was drawing back in horror . |
14 | The swings had gone and the pier had been demolished ; a few years ago the Council had given permission for a café-and-restaurant to be built , but the place had only been open a month when it caught fire and was burned out ; the Fire Brigade could n't get to it , the promenade being too narrow for their vehicles . |
15 | Ace 's finger remained clamped down on the trigger even after all seven bullets had gone and the slide had locked back in the ‘ empty ’ position . |
16 | On our return the Agent had gone and the women were calm , unlike Bustos , that foolish puppy , spinning at my feet and fixing me with his heartbroken eyes . |
17 | When the last mince pie had gone and the last slice of plum pudding had been washed down with the last drop of Madeira , the children were sent up to recapture the sleep of which Father Christmas ' bounty had robbed them . |
18 | The yard was still noisy with jangling harness and talk at dusk when the women had gone and the bracket-torches below the fiery sky to the west glowed like running water dyed red . |
19 | He ran into the path of fellow striker , Lee Nogan , and as both hesitated who was going to put the ball into the empty net , the chance had gone and the ball was hacked away . |