The &#x27;had had&#x27; versions are actually a feasible examples, and don&#x27;t rely on cutting out other words to make them work. Still, it&#x27;s uncommon to put so many had&#x27;s together.<p>You probably wouldn&#x27;t use four had&#x27;s in that particular example though - &quot;All the faith that he had, had had no effect...&quot; or &quot;All the faith that he had had, had no effect...&quot;.