Example sentences of "[pron] had [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Initially , I had much support but then I became introverted .
2 Geraldine read us a short story and , as I had each contraction , I 'd kneel over a bean bag .
3 Would that I had such help as men must have ,
4 I had such difficulty persuading him to take Brückner 's story seriously .
5 I wanted to hate him for doing this to me , so much earlier than I had thought it would be done , but it was difficult to hate a man I had such respect for .
6 so then I had all Christmas off .
7 ‘ Thank God I had that five-shot lead , ’ gasped Faldo after receiving the £348,763 winner 's cheque .
8 ‘ You see , ’ she said , ‘ I had that winter with her . ’
9 He writes : ‘ among [ the Dinka ] I had that experience of daily conversation which enables one to discriminate , as we take for granted in the language into which we were born , between what people mean and what they say .
10 I had that bit today .
11 I know , I , I had that promise on .
12 Oh I went to the doctors last night cos I had that check up did n't I ?
13 ‘ If I had that kind of money I would try to go out and buy the best players available — I would pay the price needed as Kenny has done .
14 They could n't put a cloth over it , you know , like I had that night when the Corporal rushed , parang drawn , into my room at the O. T. X-Ray .
15 Ah I wish I had that money .
16 Told ya , I know when I were in hospital I had that stuff on me you know it were terrible even though it was
17 I had that meat that you
18 I had that problem once .
19 I had that problem last time .
20 ‘ If only I had that opportunity such a rewarding experience working among people of that type . ’
21 I only wish I had that opportunity when I was his age . ’
22 I had that determination to do it .
23 Boy I had that person finish .
24 I mean I had that go with her .
25 Eb felt his chest constrict and snatched a breath , then croaked : ‘ I had that dream again last night . ’
26 The then of course when the wartime came along , the last war , I did n't , I did n't used to rush away , I , I had that sense to not just , to rush on to the with the rest of them , so I joined the fire brigade , the regular fire brigade .
27 If only if I had that ability !
28 It was when I had that skiing accident in Switzerland . ’
29 really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ?
30 Wish I had that camel over there .
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