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Example sentences for "had determined"

  • After much consideration he had determined that, he would say nothing to Arabella of the offer.

  • Reginald had considered the matter and had determined that he would follow his practice just as though Mrs. Morton were not there.

  • But as he had determined to forgive her, he went across that afternoon to the house and was the bearer of his own answer.

  • Nevertheless the King, under a strong infatuation, had determined to use his vast patronage as a means of making proselytes.

  • On the eighteenth of March the King informed the Privy Council that he had determined to prorogue the Parliament till the end of November, and to grant, by his own authority, entire liberty of conscience to all his subjects.

  • It was not strange that the King did not wish to meet them: for he had determined to adopt a policy which he knew to be, in the highest degree, odious to them.

  • He had determined to begin with Scotland, where his power to dispense with acts of parliament had been admitted by the obsequious Estates.

  • The King had an interview with Monseigneur; and told him he had determined on the marriage, begging him to make up his mind as soon as possible.

  • Marlborough, compelled to change the plan of campaign he had determined on, returned into Flanders, where the Marechal de Villeroy was stationed with his forces.

  • Four couriers, one after the other, carried this prohibition to the Marechal; but he had determined to give battle without assistance, and he did so, with what result will be seen.

  • One Sunday evening he shouted to me as I was coming from Nantglyn—our ways were the same till we got nearly home—he had determined to give me a thrashing, and he had with him a piece of oak stick just suited for the purpose.

  • I had determined to make the journey on foot, in order that I might have perfect liberty of action, and enjoy the best opportunities of seeing the country.

  • On the afternoon of Monday I sent my family off by the train to Llangollen, which place we had determined to make our head-quarters during our stay in Wales.

  • The sun was setting fast, and, eager to reach Villafranca, where I had determined on resting and which was still distant three leagues and a half, I made no halt at this place.

  • True it is that I had determined to proceed by Estremadura, but circumstances have occurred which have induced me to alter my resolution.

  • Before he reached home that day he had determined to keep it from Irene.

  • Walking home after the Ball he had determined to follow her down to the sea, where she had said, so maliciously; that she was going.

  • He had determined, by this way of putting the question, to give Bosinney a chance, as he said to himself.

  • If the divorce went through, he had determined on his line with Madame Lamotte.

  • I had determined to make the attempt to effect a landing on the east side of the river as soon as possible.

  • Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do so, nor to write anything for publication.

  • Sherman was anxious that I should wait where I was until he could come up, and make a sure thing of it; but I had determined to move as soon as the roads and weather would admit of my doing so.

  • He had determined that if she behaved well to him, he would not be harsh to her, and he was struggling to keep up to his resolve.

  • He had determined, as he came on to Nuncombe Putney, that he would not be shame-faced about his visit to Mrs. Trevelyan.

  • For himself, and for his own life, he thought that he had determined what he would do.

  • But I had determined when I went there altogether to disregard that kind of thing.

  • He had determined to quit this miserable existence, to leave a world which had proved itself to him only a gulf of wickedness and malice, and his freed spirit would wing its way to regions of light and knowledge.

  • You have saved my life," said Itzig, "for I had determined to die rather than pay any more money.

  • John Gotzkowsky, the rich merchant of Berlin, had determined to struggle no longer with Fate; no longer to undergo the daily martyrdom of an endangered honor, of a threatened name.

  • I told her that inasmuch as I had determined to follow the plains for an occupation, nothing could now stop me from going on this trip, and if it became necessary I would run away.

  • I had determined, if it should come to the worst, to drop into a buffalo wallow, where I could stand the Indians off for a while; but I was not compelled to do this, as Brigham carried me through most nobly.

  • We were sorry to leave the "Bogroy Inn," as the mistress said she would have been glad of our further patronage, but we had determined to reach Inverness as a better place to stay over the week end.

  • We thanked the gentleman heartily, and explained why we could not accept it, as we had determined to walk all the way to Land's End, and with an effort both painful and slow we mournfully took our way.

  • As soon as he had determined to go, an ideal of the figure in which he should go presented itself to his mind.

  • Their scouts had observed what they believed to be preparations for establishing a battery on the heights, and Milroy and Schenck, with a view of gaining time for retreat, had determined on attack.

  • His strength was not half his adversary's, and he had determined to retreat without waiting to have his works demolished.

  • Banks, when the pursuit had so suddenly ceased, had determined to save the remnant of his train.

  • As a result of his reflections during the night, he had determined to break off forever his intrigue with Madame de Campvallon.

  • Should this ever happen, he knew the General never would submit to it; and he had determined never to defend his life against his outraged friend.

  • He had determined to go to the Five Towns Hotel that night.

  • She had brewed the tea and had determined that he should drink a cup.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "had determined" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    diffused light; had been fixed since; had begun; had caught; had done; had ever been before; had finished; had gained; had heard; had intended; had just; had known; had married; had met; had much; had none; had not; had nothing; had plenty; had resolved; had said; had sent; had thought; had told; occasional conformity; popular sentiment