Example sentences of "day [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day I had to wear a long Kamiz over my trousers and have a scarf covering my head — can you imagine going to school like that … |
| 2 | One day I had an argument with the forelady . |
| 3 | On Boxing Day I had accepted a few spoons of gravy , but only after considerable coaxing from Mick , having refused it twice already . |
| 4 | A day I had on the Severn some years ago exemplifies the contrariness of chub . |
| 5 | That day I had bought a fern , a modest enough plant but with bright , shiny leaves and an indestructible appearance . |
| 6 | The day I had seen the large round blob in my lung . |
| 7 | I used to call him Pear , and one day I had this tattoo done . |
| 8 | One day I had one of the prototype JS1s ; it was an ash body and that did n't work out too well when we were looking for woods . |
| 9 | Anyway , one day I had tickets to see Mike Oldfield and I was really upset because we had these gigs and so I had to sell them . |
| 10 | One day I had to go to the clinic and I lied about the time of the appointment so I could skip a suit inspection , so I had an hour to waste . |
| 11 | By the end of that day I had my first shots of a mink family in action . |
| 12 | On Saint Theresa 's day I had to paint a frieze of watercolour rose petals to run the length of the classroom walls . |
| 13 | At the end we er , of the day I had to opt out because it was n't possible for me to fit in and someone else a , I 'm just thinking of the time taken for er , er housing manager or one of his er , staff to erm er , you know , to do that practical thing that 's all |
| 14 | The Tauregs know every nook and cranny in the Hoggars , and proved excellent guides , but every ride was a bumpy one , and by the end of the day I had more need of the masseurs than the runners did ! ’ |
| 15 | And proud too , when the next day I had caught her cold … |
| 16 | At the end of the day I had the satisfaction of presiding in the Lords debate on the Bill and noting the very last words in Barbara Castle 's account of the affair : ‘ Now , unexpectedly , I have received a letter of ‘ appreciation ’ from Harold for the ‘ hard work and long hours ’ I have put in over the consultants ' ‘ package ’ . |
| 17 | On my last day I had a boatman take me round the island . |
| 18 | On that first day I had little thought to spare for Parma itself , but gradually I came to realize how fortunate I was to go to school in a city that was both beautiful and intensely interesting . |
| 19 | The next day I had just managed to sneak home and hide when Death arrived . |
| 20 | Now I remember all that because it was the day I had a tooth knocked oui by a cricket ball . " |
| 21 | Then one day I had to go to the Post Office for something — one of them forms I daresay — so I thought I better wrap up , I better take care , you 're very vulnerable after a long illness you know , and I put my old long mack on and one of the kids ' mack hats and Wellingtons and I went out in the rain , feeling , in a depressed sort of way , ‘ Well , if I get ill again , what can I do ? |
| 22 | One particular day I had a skinful of them . |
| 23 | One day I had left a five pound note on the mantelpiece . |
| 24 | And erm so really three times a day I had to er make tea . |
| 25 | The other day I had a visit from the ‘ music man ’ who told me that I needed a licence to play music in my shop . |
| 26 | In Rachel Webb 's case this meant losing the right to see her daughter , ’ The judge said I gave up my rights as a parent the day I had my operation ’ . |
| 27 | It was the day I had taken my last exam in my finals so I was on a high anyway . |
| 28 | One day I had a mind-blowing experience ; I was sent on relief to Sainsbury 's Finchley Road shop . |
| 29 | And erm the next day I had er it was all white there |
| 30 | One day I had them and they were full of pips . |