Example sentences of "i had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had the immense and delicate task of restoring confidence in Kambawe . |
| 2 | I had the chance to audition for the transfer to London cast of Another Country which requires young actors to play seventeen-year-olds . |
| 3 | As I looked through the viewer I had the feeling , momentarily , that it really was what I had dreamed about for so long , a sort of crystal ball in which I could call up everything I had ever known . |
| 4 | Besides , I did n't think I could now save enough to make a significant difference to my standard of living when I retired , so I decided I might as well enjoy it while I had the chance . |
| 5 | I had the easy choice of remaining silent , or the more difficult one of addressing the problem at some length in various publications ; which is how I resolved the practical difficulties . |
| 6 | Perhaps I had the wrong expectations . |
| 7 | I had the sinking feeling of failure . |
| 8 | I had the Brownie 's wings . |
| 9 | ‘ I had the impression that unlike the principled left , Crossman did not ever quite make up his mind whether or not to crawl for office . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm just pleased I had the idea and that anglers with a lot more skill than me are showing what can be done with it , ’ he said modestly . |
| 11 | We both started to laugh as I had the last few words on the subject . |
| 12 | The hospitality extended to a good meal , and before leaving we were given the facilities of a nearby chateau , where the jeep driver and I had the luxury of a hot bath , laid on by the local Mayor . |
| 13 | The First Nöel Guidebook In April I had the pleasure of meeting the TV personality Noel Edmonds in Grasmere , and we talked briefly about guidebooks for walkers . |
| 14 | ‘ I had the entire town around me , about six or seven thousand people . |
| 15 | A few more short-ish walks and I had the boots fully under control . |
| 16 | I had the Sta Prest and I the short hair , and every party you went to it would be all Tamla and Blue Beat and ska . |
| 17 | ‘ Guaranteed Not To Split ’ , it said on it — which was just as well as much later I had the initial idea for ‘ Anarchy ’ while messing around on it . |
| 18 | Now I had the blues and playing it was suddenly all so easy |
| 19 | She and I had the other . |
| 20 | I had the best schooling in the world . |
| 21 | ‘ I had the stopwatch on you from behind one of the windows . |
| 22 | After listening to my Sikh sisters ' accounts of their lives and relationships and the sensitive Izzat of their men I had the feeling that for Sikhs Izzat is not pride or honour — it is male ego , pure and simple . |
| 23 | ‘ I had the pleasure of a visit from your daughter the other day , ’ he heard the dentist say . |
| 24 | If I had the address on a yellow card I could show it to someone and they 'd tell me . |
| 25 | I 'd give it a pat if I had the strength , cos I really like dogs , but I just turn my head and look at it instead . |
| 26 | Sometimes I had the feeling that he was a man of fantasies , that it would be too much to believe even half of them . |
| 27 | With a week to loaf around the town I had the luxury of time to get lost — not difficult in the souks , a vast hugger-mugger of alleys . |
| 28 | I had the pleasure of two long talks last year with Professor Amaldi about his knowledge of what the German physicists were doing with their atoms during the war years . |
| 29 | However , everyone else advised him to do it and it was probably the most catalystic thing he could have done at that period , although I had the feeling even if he did get a hit , it was something he could n't follow up because I knew the style of his writing . |
| 30 | I only wish I had the power of putting down my thoughts in clear and sensible language . |