Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [adv] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was important to me that I did tell them individually because on their own I felt I could get their attention and having to explain why I felt like this , but more than that , I wanted them to fully understand that all of a sudden I was n't a lesbian whose name was Carla — I was still Carla , except that I just had different feelings . |
| 2 | I was so impressed with the ‘ Rule Breakers ’ article by Alastair McIver that I just had to write in with my opinion on the subject . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're supposed to roll your eyes and assure me that I just had the low-cal , spun-out-of-air version of — whatever all that incredible stuff was . ’ |
| 4 | The psychiatrist 's theory was that I simply had to come to realise that becoming a ‘ complete man ’ ( which presumably included being heterosexual ) would not involve any risk to life or , more importantly , limb , that I was a ‘ complete man ’ . |
| 5 | I rudely announced to my wife Claudia that I simply had to have a baby by the time I was 35 . |
| 6 | The hon. and learned Gentleman will know that I recently had the privilege of giving the Sir George Bean memorial lecture in which I set out in some detail to the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women the basis for my approach to such matters . |
| 7 | I asked her to come to see me on the day after her arrival and at the hour of sunset , the best time for the wonderful view that I then had to offer her . |
| 8 | In discussions with Bohr in September 1926 Schrödinger said " If we are going to stick to this damn quantum-jumping , then I regret that I ever had anything to do with quantum theory " . |
| 9 | And that 's the only illness I that I ever had . |
| 10 | I devoted my twenties to my family but I intend now to achieve the career that I never had before . |
| 11 | Presumably because I was too young , and because life was so full in other ways that I never had time or any real reason to question it . |
| 12 | It was a feeling that I never had until that nice little man with a funny hat and a big gun got out of a strange aeroplane and asked me : " Do you speak English ? " |
| 13 | They make me want a lot of things that I never had . |
| 14 | But I thought of the snow , the speed of the train , and the rifle , and decided that I still had no intention of trying to escape . |
| 15 | The problem was that I still had a Jamaican passport and to run in a major meeting like that it was necessary to become a British subject . |
| 16 | I felt that I still had so much to learn and there were recognised props in the squad . |
| 17 | I mentioned to Ewen that I still had some ( I told him 10 , but it appears to be only 8 ) copies left of GGE , and yesterday I approached Bargain Books on Princes Street , where I see they 're selling it for £6 , in the hope that I might add my copies to their stock and get a cheque for you . |
| 18 | I do n't really know why I always went unless it was to remind myself that I too had once come from some other world than the one in which I lived . |
| 19 | He was in such a state that I literally had to drag him back to the main road . |
| 20 | The tone controls really are sensitive and , being used to the somewhat reluctant EQ on my own amplifier , I found that I only had to move the X-Amp 's a few degrees before the sound began to change radically . |
| 21 | I suddenly felt an immense relief that I only had one more charter to complete for Cutwater , and that I would then be free of these men . |
| 22 | I explained to her that I only had a couple of quid to my name , but I 'd be willing to pay off the rest before six months were up . |
| 23 | I remember the awe with which I realised — suddenly , while pushing the bike up the bog road — that I now had no excuses for putting off being happy ; there was no one left to blame . |
| 24 | ‘ I REMEMBER THE AWE WITH WHICH I REALISED — SUDDENLY , WHILE PUSHING THE BIKE UP THE BOG ROAD — THAT I NOW HAD NO EXCUSES FOR PUTTING OFF BEING HAPPY ; THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO BLAME ’ |
| 25 | The immediate outcome was that I now had someone to take me around , and I used to brag a bit about ‘ my ’ Corporal . |
| 26 | He also told me that I now had a younger brother , Russell , which made me feel excited and wonder that he could be like . |
| 27 | Ted Ray , one of the judges , reminded me that I now had to work out an act for ‘ The All Winners Show ’ , which happened every seventh week , a contest between the six previous show winners . |
| 28 | I could n't think of a single thing to say , but dimly realized that I now had my role for the evening ; I had done nothing to bring this off ; but I was to be the identifiable face of the campaign . |
| 29 | Assuming that I now had BWB approval in principle and a promise of funding , I went ahead and on 12 May called on our members for volunteers . |
| 30 | Nor was I surprised that I often had to show the students how language use might be made meaningful . |