Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] i had [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was with deep regret that I had to leave for home later that evening . |
| 2 | I was surprised to see that the recording venue was good old Abbey Road Studios : there is such a prominent background rumble that I had assumed it must have been some city church . |
| 3 | In the Sunday Mail we read that I had said ‘ I am a fascist and proud of it , ’ that I expected ‘ a blood-soaked campaign ’ and that ‘ lots of violence ’ would be ‘ all right with me ’ . |
| 4 | I recall that I had written another broadside in reply to an article in The Student Vanguard by Rayner Heppenstall , then a communist , called ‘ T. S. Eliot : sign of the times ’ . |
| 5 | Little did the other helpers know that I had had real experience in the world of commerce outside . |
| 6 | Remember that I had left England less than three days before this after an exceptionally grey and dull winter and the bright colours which typify so much Australian knitting were a delight . |
| 7 | And I say I I ca n't , I honestly can not remember what I was doing , I remember the environment one because I got a module written on that erm I remember that I had put in er I want to do first aid and safety in the home sort of thing er , they were three modules that I wanted er , to do . |
| 8 | He was , I know but I had to turn . |
| 9 | Like when I had to carry the garbage out — because of my bad back , the girls helped me with my duty and it was all right with the counsellors because of my back — it was n't special treatment . |
| 10 | I suppose if I had gone to school , my life would be completely changed . |
| 11 | I suppose if I had to make the choice , I would sacrifice skiing for the sake of the hills . |
| 12 | I reckon if I had had a flat and everything I could have given it a try . |
| 13 | Greenslade and I had hit the floor early . |
| 14 | And I think if I had to choose an adjective to describe myself , I would say that I 'm a cultural historian , with a very strong social interest . |
| 15 | I think if I had had more time to myself when I first retired I would n't have made that mistake and would have looked for interests nearer home . |
| 16 | I wish that I had found the Opposition 's citizens charter a little more convincing , but half the ideas that they put forward in their citizens charter , as a spoiling exercise to the Government 's , were already in operation and the other half were vague promises and side-stepping some of the problems that have been created by Labour-controlled local authorities up and down the country . |
| 17 | As a consequence I really wish that I had spent the extra money and bought a slightly better machine . |