Example sentences of "he had [vb pp] a mistake " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ernie never would admit he had made a mistake with the horse . |
| 2 | It was not his way to admit that he had made a mistake . |
| 3 | The solicitor who drafted the will later acknowledged that he had made a mistake . |
| 4 | But when he came to sit opposite her in the dining-room that first evening , he felt he had made a mistake . |
| 5 | The only one who ever admitted later that he had made a mistake was Kenneth Williams . ’ |
| 6 | I have already mentioned the argument on this occasion which convinced Lanfranc that he had made a mistake in sweeping the former archbishop Elphege out of the ecclesiastical calendar . |
| 7 | The shock Nenna felt was as great as if he had made a mistake with the steering . |
| 8 | However , Rico was himself arrested on Dec. 10 for allegedly inciting public disorder , by claiming in the press that there were major problems still unresolved in the Army , that he had known of the intended rebellion , and that he had made a mistake in not preventing it . |
| 9 | That is to say , he could not admit he had made a mistake in siding with the Axis , without jeopardizing his continuation in power . |
| 10 | From time to time he wondered whether he had made a mistake in sleeping with her . |
| 11 | He wondered whether he had made a mistake in sending the terrorist away . |