Example sentences of "[conj] i [modal v] [verb] [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were holes in the elbows and I must admit it had got so tatty that it was held together with nappy pins . |
| 2 | After a short tussle a 5lb barbel was heading towards the landing net and I must admit I had visions of winning the match — 6 ½lb in the first twenty minutes is n't a bad start on any water . |
| 3 | I felt a burning , splitting sensation , and Dick told me to look as the head had crowned , and I could see she had dark hair . |
| 4 | In the meantime , the sheep took off on cue and I could hear they had reached the Lion by the din coming from the main bar , I was put in a police van and off to the " cop-shop " ; when I took off my smock and the stupid hat there really was a frightened wing commander underneath . |
| 5 | And I can say he had one of the strongest of all influences on me . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , you 're on the right road , but I would say you had chosen the wrong day . ’ |
| 7 | I found the door unlocked as I had given my master the key before I left ; the light was poor but I could see nothing had been disturbed so lay down on the bed , pulling the curtains around me . |
| 8 | But I could see I had lost his attention . |
| 9 | I do n't have that much brains , but I 'd say I had good common sense . |
| 10 | I am unable to cope with the idea of being any heavier than I am now , and would not like to have a period , since I would feel I had ‘ let up ’ control over my body . |
| 11 | He was immensely well-read on political history in the nineteenth century and more recent times , and he deployed a memory of fantastic accuracy , but so far as I could judge he had read virtually nothing else . |