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Example sentences for "what had taken place"

  • The messenger himself was a very clever member of the police, who, in two words, informed Javert of what had taken place at Arras.

  • It is just to add that the details of what had taken place at Arras were not yet known.

  • He could not help remembering, too, what had taken place.

  • Of course, she had heard of what had taken place, heard of the accusation which had been laid against him.

  • But the King could never forgive what had taken place, and M.

  • On the morrow the King was informed of what had taken place, and immediately ordered the Grand Prieur to go to the Bastille.

  • The King of Spain made a great stir in consequence of what had taken place, as though the project had been formed to strip him, during his lifetime, of his realm.

  • Everybody was full of what had taken place on the ramparts between the King and Madame de Maintenon.

  • We had been very careful to keep the fact of Edwards' arrest a profound secret, and as yet, the officers of the bank and the peaceful community at Geneva were in entire ignorance of what had taken place.

  • To this belief I was not inclined to give much weight, as I felt convinced that Pearson had made a full confession of what had taken place, and had made honest restitution of the money he had taken.

  • Chichimecatl returned immediately to Tezcuco, to inform Cortes of what had taken place; and our general sent five chiefs of Tezcuco and two Tlascalan chiefs, to request Xicotencatl to return.

  • We remained for some time at our quarters comparatively at rest, recounting the events which had occurred at our post, and listening to a relation of what had taken place at the two others.

  • Half an hour at most after this, Madame des Ursins was informed of what had taken place.

  • The news of this interview, and of what had taken place, soon spread through the chamber.

  • In the space of an hour Alice regained her room, and was apparently innocent of what had taken place.

  • As he was sufficiently self-controlled to appear at his ease Alice had not the faintest idea of what had taken place.

  • The after-events in Eberstein's room had both startled and awed him, so that he was still greatly moved by what had taken place when he reached his modest lodgings.

  • The suffragan bishops of Lombardy assembled at Novara directly they heard of what had taken place in Milan, and consecrated Godfrey as their archbishop.

  • Matters were in this condition when the news of what had taken place at Damascus reached Europe and set all the Jews in commotion.

  • Mostly they seemed pleased by what had taken place, and nearly the whole congregation followed Master Noel across a field towards the rectory.

  • Each man had been too much moved by what had taken place to enter into the spirit of prayer, and I think every one heaved a sigh of relief when at length Master Noel began to preach.

  • What had taken place in her above all was that a long resentment had ripened.

  • She had been tremendously upset, the day before, by what had taken place at your father's, and she had posted down to Ricks on the inspiration of the moment.

  • What she did, what she had done, she scarcely knew: she only was aware, as she broke from him again, of what had taken place in his own quick breast.

  • Great was the joy of the Roman Senate when the news of what had taken place at Agrigentum arrived.

  • But having been informed in Panormus of what had taken place, the Carthaginian general Hannibal despatched Boōdes, a member of the Senate, with a squadron of twenty ships.

  • In view of what had taken place in Ulster under James I.

  • When news of what had taken place in England reached Rome Paul III.

  • The officer who had captured him and who spoke English, made his way to a large tent, and was evidently making his report of what had taken place.

  • Apparently they imagined that their prisoner was entirely ignorant of what they said, and Bob was not long in gathering the importance of what had taken place.

  • When Bob got back to his hotel that night, and was able to think calmly of what had taken place, he was considerably perturbed.

  • They were, however, immediately informed of what had taken place in Mexico, and with the severe punishment with which Sandoval's groom was threatened.

  • While the latter was yet here, he received Cortes' letter, in which, after giving him a short account of what had taken place in Mexico, he was desired immediately to repair with his troops to Truxillo.

  • Nor did we receive any information from Cortes' father of what had taken place in Spain until after this time had elapsed.

  • Greatly pleased, he returned to the city and informed Dame Margaret of what had taken place.

  • Fortunio, standing six paces from her to the right, pulling thoughtfully at his mustachios, and manifesting no surprise at what had taken place.

  • But too well did Rabecque surmise what had taken place.

  • And, with a smile, he passed on, leaving the Seneschal too palsied to answer him, too stricken to disclaim his share in what had taken place at Condillac.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    certain occasions; what befell; what class; what constitutes; what did; what doth; what estate; what goes; what has; what hour; what matters; what may; what others; what ought; what pertains; what place; what pleaseth; what proportion; what purpose; what reason; what respects; what seemeth; what seems; what strange; what while; what wilt