Can I use Past Perfect 3 times in a sentence?
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Can I use Past Perfect 3 times in a sentence?
I would like to know if it is at all OK to use the Past Perfect 3 times in a sentence. This seems strange to me but I have seen it with my own eyes and I would really like some clarification. Please help .
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Re: Can I use Past Perfect 3 times in a sentence?
There is no law that says you can't use it a million times in one sentence.
But it would be better if you provided an example or two, please.
But it would be better if you provided an example or two, please.
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Re: Can I use Past Perfect 3 times in a sentence?
I hadn't been advised that the rain had already stopped before they had left.
"We are not wholly bad or good, who live our lives under Milk Wood :-| " — Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood
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Re: Can I use Past Perfect 3 times in a sentence?
Thanks. Most helpful