Example sentences of "and i had " in BNC.

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31 We were going to see a film and I had n't seen a film before .
32 By the time I had gone through the narrow tunnel to pit the first film had already started and I had to use the reflection of the action on the faces of the audience to find a seat without too much of ‘ Here , Here ’ and ‘ Sit down nuh ! ’ .
33 My brother and I had already discussed the possibility of this not being the real Lone Ranger but an impersonator dressed up , and when our man appeared we knew .
34 When , on the third morning I looked for Athman to say goodbye to him , he was nowhere to be found and I had to leave without seeing him again .
35 She and I had the other .
36 Some of which were songs John and I had written together .
37 ‘ It had been a quiet day and I had only caught a few small dace and then my rod thumped round .
38 And I had n't paid .
39 Despite my luck with the Harlequin ducks the Barrow 's goldeneyes declined to come close enough and I had still not got a good shot when , with reluctance , we left Mýatn .
40 Tony and I had organized a dog sledging trip which we hoped would take us from Dividal in northern Norway through Sweden and into Finland .
41 ‘ My first event in charge was at Goodwood — the race where Stirling Moss crashed — and I had no money .
42 ‘ I persuaded him [ the Millwall manager ] that he had had eight years out of me , and I had nothing to show for it .
43 ‘ My parents and I had n't been on good terms for some time .
44 She was only little then and I had to hold her up so she could reach .
45 Again I thought , well , the world 's there whenever I want it and I had been presented with an incredible opportunity . ’
46 And I had to my satisfaction traced it back to Jules and Boris [ Yul 's grandfather and father , both of whom deserted their families ] . ’
47 When I awoke , I was without pants and there were lots of tubes and bottles and I had pain ’ , he said , giving evidence through an interpreter .
48 When I awoke , I was without pants and there were lots of tubes and bottles and I had pain ’ , he said , giving evidence through an interpreter .
49 ‘ The delays involved were altogether unacceptable in my view and I had no doubt that they amounted to maladministration . ’
50 Barely six months earlier , however , another trap had been laid and I had fallen into it with a resounding thud .
51 And I had three kings and two queens , which sobered me a little bit .
52 At the time I could n't work legally in England and I had about two or three months to deliver my thesis for my degree .
53 There were only two bedrooms and I had to share a bedroom with David 's mother , a living arrangement that I just was n't used to .
54 In 1974 I was at the National Theatre doing Shakespeare with Sir John Gielgud and whenever there was a play it was in repertory form , so another play came on and I had five days off , so I 'd fly to Toronto , have a three day ‘ loon ’ in Canada and then come back .
55 By that time , David and I had some serious talks and I went on the road for the second part of the tour to try to salvage the relationship , which did n't really work .
56 I had been counting on his saying no to at least one of those , so that I could issue a hollow guffaw and depart , shaking my head ruefully ; but he did not , and I had no choice but to slink away or sign in .
57 And I had the most divine young Italian girl to look after me .
58 ‘ My grandfather built it , my father ran it — and I had to dismantle it . ’
59 Alastair and I had a six-course breakfast in Edinburgh . ’
60 On the Waterfront and Rebel without a Cause had appeared in 1954 and 1955 , starring Marlon Brando and James Dean respectively , and I had fallen for them both .
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