Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luckily I had a friend who had run the photo lab at Time magazine who was working with me on the technical side and we came up with this idea of trying to use Fujichrome 1600 . |
| 2 | Luckily I had a little book in my pocket called Anaesthetics For Medical Students . |
| 3 | Eventually I had a better bite and to my surprise I hauled in a roach of 11b 5oz . |
| 4 | Well no , no I , I , I 'd got a cycle and er the money was very useful to us cos er my husband , he worked on the , on the top of at Parcel he could n't go down , they were n't allowed underneath er because he wore glasses , anyone wearing glasses they were n't allowed underground you see and they had to work on what they call on the surface , and of course the wages were n't , were n't much and er I was glad to go out to work and er and I , I eventually I had a cycle and I used to cycle to Squires and back you know , and erm it was , it was very very useful indeed the money I , I , I earned there . |
| 5 | My remark that last time I had a bracelet like that put on I had a baby three hours later is greeted by a stony stare ! |
| 6 | On I had a half day on Wednesday |
| 7 | But then I got promoted at work and suddenly I had a salary to borrow against . |
| 8 | Suddenly I had a compelling urge to look at Wilkerson . |
| 9 | Then suddenly I had a phone call , which really was out of the blue because if anything I had been expecting a letter . |
| 10 | If only I had a crinoline to sweep down the grand staircase in ! |
| 11 | If only I had a duck 's back instead of wafer thin skin . |
| 12 | If only I had a ghost . |
| 13 | ‘ If only I had a pretty voice — I 'm quite without tune , am I not ? ’ |
| 14 | If only I had a stole or something to cover it up . ’ |
| 15 | If only I had a decent time management system , you know , I could be really effective , and all the rest of it . |
| 16 | A Buckinghamshire village boy ‘ liked best to go and stay ’ with a farming grandmother , finding a ‘ special quiet ’ and ‘ peace ’ about her ; while a Yorkshire weaver 's son who went to stay with his grandmother for several weeks ‘ during family sickness ’ always kept the bond they made then — ‘ religious , yet loving , although seemingly cold , perhaps I had a special bit of her love , for she corrected me with thrashing me . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Well , perhaps I had a bland time , ’ she retorted ineptly . |
| 18 | So I had a word with the hotel chef . |
| 19 | So I had a quiet talk with young Murchie , and we came to a business arrangement . |
| 20 | So I had a handle on all of that before I even joined the band . |
| 21 | He did all the right things and so I had a way out . |
| 22 | So I had a market cornered and good access to American trips because I used to like writing about that , even though on the early stuff I must have affected a punk rock stance long after it was all over . ’ |
| 23 | So I had a long chat with the , with the cleansing officer and the main point |
| 24 | So I had a slice of pie and then he put the kettle on for coffee and went to the loo . |
| 25 | So I had a look at it from the outside and I changed my original opinion . |
| 26 | So I had a quiet dinner — alone , for Mala was still sulking — followed by a refreshing sleep . |
| 27 | So I had a quick look at them . |
| 28 | So I had a job for about a year er in a fruit shop and then I did n't like the Saturday work |
| 29 | So I had a bit of an up and a downer and er erm created quite a stir with erm Mr the Clerk of the Council Professor . |
| 30 | So I had a shot at this , but if I cut it out that part of the window was black , it did n't look right , so i put a shade over it . |