What does it mean by 'we had signed the lease'? We found somewhere suitable, but within a very short time, several major employers moved to the area, and, as a result, rents rocketed. This was before

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What does it mean by 'we had signed the lease'? We found somewhere suitable, but within a very short time, several major employers moved to the area, and, as a result, rents rocketed. This was before *we'd signed the lease*... - Can you tell whether the lease was finally signed from 'we had signed the lease'? Signed or not?

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From the context, we understand they had not signed the lease. "...the place we wanted was almost beyond our means."

In my opinion, the statement implies the lease was signed at some point but the rents increased before they signed.

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