Example sentences of "i [verb] had [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | From the mid-sixties I had had a homosexual identity and I did say to people that I was homosexual ; but in the early seventies that had a completely different meaning . |
| 32 | I considered I had had a sheltered upbringing — perhaps ‘ genteel ’ is nearer the mark — but she came from the world of country weekends , day and night nurseries , nannies , and never having to worry about where next week 's housekeeping money was coming from , or having to do the washing up . |
| 33 | This remark , occurring as it does in a passage in which he is distinguishing between the grounds of the class metal ( ‘ the possession of certain common peculiarities ’ ) and those of the class sensation of white ( ‘ nothing but resemblance ’ ) clearly implies that if I had had no other sensations of white I could not assert the proposition ‘ This is a sensation of white ’ with the meaning it has when I have had such sensations . |
| 34 | At that stage in my life , I had had no real careers guidance and had very little idea of what I wanted to do or what I was capable of . |
| 35 | Until that moment Aunt Louise had seemed almost a stranger , her mannerisms and glances unfamiliar , and I had had no real feeling of kinship . |
| 36 | Immediately I was instructed that I had had the good fortune to be posted to ‘ the division where real polising is done … ’ |
| 37 | It 's gone like a dream , it 's er I 've had no major problems with it at all . |
| 38 | I 've had no personal fears and no extra effects . |
| 39 | I 've had no personal fears and no extra effects . |
| 40 | Er probably about three years , and I 've had no dodgy calls . |
| 41 | I 've had no life-changing illness . |
| 42 | I 've had no proper death threats yet , ’ he says . |
| 43 | Er well , I 've had a sore throat . |
| 44 | Mm I 've got , I 've had a bloody cold for fucking ages . |
| 45 | I said , ‘ I 'm going nowhere till I 've had a hot pastranu sandwich . ’ |
| 46 | ‘ I 've had a splendid time , ’ she replied instead , and when some minutes later a taxi whisked them back to their hotel she felt it had been a dream of an evening . |
| 47 | Mainly er that among groups now I 've had a definite offer from the er Sunday school again , wanting |
| 48 | ‘ Since I 've had a sit-down job I ca n't seem to get the weight off , ’ says Nicholle , a publishers ' assistant from Bristol . |
| 49 | If I 've had a great day and I 've been playing a lot and I feel real confident , it sometimes does n't come together on stage at all . |
| 50 | If I 've had a great day and I 've been playing a lot and I feel real confident , it sometimes does n't come together on stage at all . |
| 51 | So , though I had a bad time , well I had a , I 've had a great life since ! |
| 52 | Kylie told the magazine reporter : ‘ I 've had a great family life and have n't had the sort of problems she encountered . |
| 53 | Firstly , I 've had a great season with all my favourite teams ( Manchester United , Rangers and Linfield ) , winning their respective league titles . |
| 54 | ‘ I 've had a great time , ’ Ashley said , thanking Vitor when he brought the car to a halt . |
| 55 | I 've had a great deal of fun reviewing Animation Works Interactive , so much so that I 've been staying in the office well past my normal time just to play with it . |
| 56 | Do you know I 've had a blue pen , I 've had a black pen and now I 'm down to a bloody pencil . |
| 57 | ‘ I 've had a stormy relationship with everyone I 've ever worked with , ’ says Nicky , ‘ because I care about what I do ! |
| 58 | ‘ I 've had a 50-year addiction to The Northern Echo , ’ he said . |
| 59 | but he must of been all worked up and since then I 've had a right struggle , most nights |
| 60 | ‘ I 've had a long chat with Vinnie , ’ said Kinnear . |