Bruce Despain <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

 
I’ve tried to find “had” in front of past tense verbs, such as “had was” “had did” “had took” but haven’t found them yet. 
 
There are two of them in the second paragraph I sent recently.
 
I heard much the same from from a twenty-something PR assistant to Alain Senderens while interviewing the legendary chef in 2006. When I <had asked> asked Senderens if he was concerned about the dining habits of French youths, he <had waved> waved his hands dismissively and assured me there was nothing to worry about. The kids would come around -- they always do.
 
.brad.23nov09.


      

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