Example sentences of "[pers pn] had were " in BNC.

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1 Most of the things I had were dated and not worth very much , so I found myself selling off my past as jumble and bric-a-brac .
2 All I had were some trout in the freezer by courtesy of the millpond .
3 I 'd not been in London long and those lesbian and gay friends I had were involved in squatting more than gay liberation .
4 By the time the gay movement started in 1970 the gay friends I had were people I had picked up or met through a pick-up ; I probably knew about half a dozen gay people intimately .
5 All I had were a few personal belongings and a little money , and these I gave to Jean-Claude with all my heart .
6 I had n't planned that and what funds I had were coming here to the States .
7 The two five eight , that 's the one like I had were n't it ?
8 The only problems I 've ever had with it was the fucking n erm that thingie I had were n't it ?
9 Maybe she needed a pair in a hurry because the ones she had were worn out .
10 The kind of friends she had were loyal by definition , and they liked her , in their eyes she was a woman who could do no wrong ( she was only separated , mind , not divorced ) , they were ready to do any thing for her and when she would not let them they did it for the girl .
11 The only other things she had were guesses and suppositions .
12 All she had were some notes she made in the car , witnessed by Dexter .
13 The feelings she had were nothing to do with love , only a combination of …
14 She had just begun to settle into her neat flat , and although it was n't furnished expensively the few pieces she had were chosen with loving care .
15 All she had were her memories .
16 In my day the only coaches we had were called charabancs and had four wheels and a man in a peaked hat . ’
17 I think the first ones we had were about nineteen thirty six I believe .
18 Further lines we had were as to where future homes would be chanting , A big house a biggie house a pigsty a barn .
19 ‘ I was brought up with Tchaikovsky music and the records we had were sacred to me , ’ said Coun Jones .
20 Even in those seats we had were .
21 As late as 1970 members of A $ L , to my knowledge , had never heard of Debord , and if they had were not the least bit interested .
22 And any servants they had were low low were very lowly paid .
23 My God , if all they had were Haggisburgers , I 'd eat those .
24 Now whether it made a lot of difference or no , I could n't tell you , but they believed it er the set of tools they had were the best in the yard , you know , so obviously they took a wee bit of pride in them and looked after them .
25 They were very short on bars , and the ones they had were dreadful , so scruffy .
26 They only possessions they had were the travel-weary clothes they stood up in .
27 Mm , the visions that they had were not as reality they were only like visions they had
28 As a result , by the time war was declared in 1939 MI6 had failed to establish any worthwhile network of agents in Europe and those it had were of very dubious quality , some even dishonest and fraudulent .
29 In turn he came quickly to the point : his venture needed capital and what monies he had were tied up in his house .
30 What documents he had were handed over to Peckle . ’
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