Example sentences of "i had [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The only comfort I had during this time was a farmer 's daughter in my class at school called Tina .
2 Even after Aulef , the only food I had with any meat content , the meat puddings , and beans and sausage , were down to a dozen tins each .
3 I had for many years had this feeling about myself-that I looked like that — not literally , but in an inner way I felt I did .
4 I had for many months loved her from afar .
5 I thought about telling him the arrangement Laura and I had for that night , then decided against it .
6 Furthermore , the best map I had for this region was twenty-two miles to an inch .
7 I had for some time been interested in the work of the 17th century Dutch and Spanish still-life school of painting .
8 My doctor had also prepared a report for the judge , about various medical problems which I hoped might be taken into consideration , along with the fact that I had for some time been re-building my life and now had very little to do with the lifestyle that brought me into contact with drugs .
9 I had for some reason gone up to M. Dupont 's room and was about to knock , but before doing so , as is my custom , I paused for a second to listen at the door .
10 Oh I did n't like them I was , I could see them riding up the leg just like that pair I had on that day and in the end they look so grey and they look like
11 I had at that time , and I 'm trying to recall probably two or three people working directly for me , yes
12 You were n't of afraid of me but the accent that I had at that time .
13 I had by this time spent some years in the States , including a year living in an Anglican theological college , and had watched my friends become ordained .
14 I had by this time met the latter .
15 Mathematics was my subject , I was simply transferring what talents I had in that direction from one held to another . ’
16 ‘ What would I give now to have a joint of beef like I had in those days ! ’
17 Except that I had in some way to justify myself .
18 The group who came with me had in many cases exercised certain spiritual gifts in public worship and our going was a challenge to others to grow into these areas .
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