Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] had [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose I had finally grown into it . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I suppose you had n't bargained for a will ? ’ |
| 3 | The three two lurchers and a Staffordshire bull terrier are being cared for now by the RSPCA workers who believe they had n't eaten for at least a month . |
| 4 | After details of the case emerged , the student movement never regained the broad base and wide influence it had once had on the Japanese political scene . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , if everyone is all right , I think I had better go into the office today . |
| 6 | I 'm afraid your uncle is very ill and will probably die soon , so I think you had better stay in England , until you receive further news of him . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I wish I had n't run after you ! |
| 8 | I wish I had n't asked for the damned drink now . |
| 9 | I wish I had n't spoken to him now . ’ |
| 10 | Only , I wish I had ever shown some sign of affection ; I wish I had perhaps written to her — even if only a card ( and even though I was rather far down in the family hierarchy ) . |
| 11 | I made it clear on a number of occasions over recent years that there was , in retrospect , one change that I wish we had not made at the time , but it was one that was urged on us by right hon. Gentlemen opposite . |
| 12 | It can be no coincidence that the famed Fund of Funds , which so many investors wish they had never heard of , was set up by Bernie Cornfield . |
| 13 | She was not surprised when the girl turned to her with the dark remark , ‘ I wish he had n't come in just then . ’ |
| 14 | But Lyn said quietly , " I wish it had n't had to be you who found her . " |