Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] had [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So before you 're about to criticise the Spectrum , ask yourself this question : if I did n't have a computer and I was trying to look for one and I only had enough money for the Spectrum , what would I do ? |
| 2 | what would you like from the catalogue sort of thing and I only had this catalogue to Cos I pa you know I paid for it what di did they have ? |
| 3 | That 's an interesting actually side chart , I mean this is completely off the agenda and things , but erm , I just had some information up from er , from RADA and er |
| 4 | I tell ya , I just , I just had this sort of yearning for chocolate , ooh |
| 5 | Of course , I already had some experience with the various falconers ' knots and changing jesses with a bird perched on my fist , but poor old Derek got himself a bit tied up . |
| 6 | The picture could be executed by a company called Scanachrome in which I already had some interest and it seemed like a good opportunity to get involved with the process . |
| 7 | Finally , he showed me off the premises with the injunction , accompanied by a theatrical wink , that I should get straight on to him if I ever had any bother . |
| 8 | and whilst , when I was in hospital I always had that feeling that I 'd love to hear the water lapping on a beach , you know and |
| 9 | ‘ Anyway , ’ he went on , trying to find excuses for himself , ‘ I reckon I always had some sort of imminence because I 'd feel a hunch rolling up inside me like a breaker on the ocean and I 'd just know what was going to win . |
| 10 | I always had this thing in the back of my mind that I 'd like to be Head Gardener at Killerton one day , because of the type of garden it is , because of its size and because of the plant content . |
| 11 | It took me some time to work this out , for I still had such sympathy for Charlie that I could n't look at him coolly . |
| 12 | I still had that hurdle to overcome . |
| 13 | It should be clear from the previous chapters that although I still had some sense of personal identity when I became anorexic , I simply did not have the opportunity or know-how to form an Eriksonian ego identity . |
| 14 | I still had this idea that my weight was too personal a topic for other people to talk about . |
| 15 | ‘ When I first moved to LA , I still had this idea of swinging glamour — to be a woman in control but sexy and fun . |
| 16 | ‘ When I first moved to LA , I still had this idea of swinging glamour . |
| 17 | But I still had more room than I needed in that so that was quite useful . |
| 18 | Journalistically , I now had more status in the little Gazette office . |
| 19 | I originally had this idea through the workers union in Manchester , and I was wondering if there were any comparative studies that were happening at the same time , and that would be really interesting to see how Oxford compares to other areas . |
| 20 | I then had another operation , this time for my back where a piece of my spine was removed and a piece of metal inserted . |
| 21 | I then had another section to study , one cut at Viroconium ( Wroxeter ) . |
| 22 | And I therefore had some control — just enough to keep me going — over myself . |
| 23 | ‘ All my school life , I was under the impression I was not completely stupid but pretty dumb so I never had that oomph . |
| 24 | I never I never had that feeling . |
| 25 | I was born wi I never had much hair . |
| 26 | And I mean there are lots of things now er which er how can I say I never had much interest before erm never thought th that they when you 've seen the help in hand they 've dished out erm , S D P , the erm oh the Council of Churches which you know never There are all sorts of erm I tell you another people and erm I sha the Gay and Lesbian Society you know , people take them er lightly but er it makes you sit up and and think now . |
| 27 | ‘ I never had much time for him when he was young , but I never guessed he 'd do anything as rotten as this ! ’ |
| 28 | I never had another bite . |
| 29 | It was when he attempted to argue , ‘ I would n't be bothered if I never had another ride in the National , ’ that he began to give himself away . |
| 30 | ‘ I knew he was on the take , but I never had enough evidence to show Hamilton . |