Example sentences of "had my [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Bennett , on the other hand , had my absolute loyalty and to witness him in action led one to understand in later years what Lord Reith — founder Director of the BBC — meant when he said " I was never fully stretched " .
2 Whenever she turned , whenever she spoke , they exuded an excitement which had my young loins stirring .
3 I went to feed the ducks at Roundhay Park , greeted the bluebells , presented bouquets to visiting dignitaries at my prep school , fought my enemy Nola Mote , had my front tooth knocked out by two large Bradshaw sisters .
4 Still , I always had my Blue Peter bar football game to fall back on ( made of doweling and clothes pegs with a ping-pong ball ) .
5 I had my greatest thrill so far , working for Jack in the 1983 US Masters .
6 I had my first dog for 18 months and have had my second one for 3½ years . ’
7 ‘ It was n't long before I had my first bite which was a 3 lb 7 oz chub .
8 I had my first car when I was 10 , with a chauffeur .
9 I remember that when I had my first Meccano set , Dad made a simple hoist which was clamped to the table , a pulley was fixed to a hook above the mirror and my Teddy Bear used to go on trips up to the ceiling .
10 The only other event at Huntingdon that I recall with any clarity was when I had my first ever flight in an aircraft — and for a time I was quite determined that it was going to be my last .
11 He was picked to run in the London Schools at Crystal Palace but withdrew , so I had my first opportunity to run outside the immediate neighbourhood of school and borough , in a new environment on an international track .
12 I would be about 10 or 11 years old , and the biological urge was beginning to stir in my blood , though , truthfully , I had my first sexual intercourse at the age of 19 .
13 I had my first glimpse of the sea on a Sunday School outing to Redcar when I was about ten .
14 Leeds was the first city I had ever visited and when I was taken by car to the television studios I had my first encounter with revolving doors , which I found rather strange .
15 I was about fifteen ; I made my first record and I started playing in nightclubs and I had my first drink .
16 I had my first client within days , an old lady who wanted her ceiling painted and the walls papered .
17 I had my first operation when she was 14 months old .
18 When we were seated facing each other again she gave me a ball of pink wool and a pair of knitting needles and I had my first lesson in how to knit properly without dropping stitches .
19 My homes are a far cry from the attic flat in Bloomsbury where I had my first set in 1958 .
20 ‘ When I had my first heart attack 12 years ago I was terrified .
21 Presumably it 's also a lot to do with isolation , a lot to do with the fact that there was no one to talk to about the sexual experiences you were having and the only surrounding attitude was one of , ‘ This is something which should n't happen ’ , whereas the situation when I had my first sexual experience was one where I knew other people who were gay whom I could talk to .
22 During this time I had my first experience with a knitting machine .
23 I was 14 when I had my first date .
24 But it was in Colchester Park that I had my first lesson in conservation in microcosm , if you like .
25 But it was not until 1990 that I had my first spawning , and raised fry .
26 It was not until many years later when I was a principal inspector in 1965 that I had my first direct encounter with ICAO itself .
27 In 1967 I married and had my first child .
28 That evening I had my first meal since leaving England eighteen hours before ; by the time the pizza , chicken stew and garlicked beans arrived from the kitchen they were cold , but I was so hungry that I had seconds , which amazed Alex .
29 Its tunnels were almost big enough for me to go down , and sticking my head down one , I had my first smell of badger — and , of course , completely ruined my chance of seeing any animals that day .
30 By the end of that day I had my first shots of a mink family in action .
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