Example sentences of "[noun] i had a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the spare bedroom I had a demountable work-bench with a vice and an array of small tools . |
| 2 | It had even been easy following them from the racecourse , as when I went out to where my driver had parked his car I had a clear view from a distance of Daffodil at the exit gate being spooned into a royal blue Rolls-Royce by Filmer and her chauffeur . |
| 3 | Through its low branches I had a latticed view of the buildings that made up my home . |
| 4 | No wonder I had a fat face . |
| 5 | There was sliding down the banisters , toys left on the stairs , a new untidiness , a quickening of life and , sometimes , in the hurdy-gurdy I had a strange sense of ‘ presences ’ , two other children , silent , well-behaved . |
| 6 | I carried out stone from the cave , and after many days ' hard work I had a large cave in the side of the hill . |
| 7 | The toilets and bathrooms and showers were at the end of the hall on the second floor , and from my window I had a splendid view of the cathedral , whose Gothic , Renaissance and baroque styles mingled perfectly in the dark-rose-and-amber stone to give it almost the appearance of some natural rock formation . |
| 8 | It was empty , but at the corner where the lamplight was reflected in Robson 's shop window I had a brief impression of a fleeing form and a faint echo of laughter . |
| 9 | One day in January I had a free afternoon , as Adèle was ill , so I decided to walk to Hay , a village two miles away , to post a letter for the housekeeper . |
| 10 | For a moment I had a ridiculous sense of anti-climax . |
| 11 | When I 'm at a crossroads , if I find myself going back to the same place I had a happy encounter , I deliberately go the other way , so I do n't become a slave to habit . |
| 12 | Good job I had a four card had nothing else |
| 13 | hiding Joe remembers : ‘ In my early days I had a big following in Barnsley , bigger even than at home in Bradford and I played Alex there one night for a few pounds . |
| 14 | When I got the news of the assassination I had a heavy foreboding that U Saw was involved , and this indeed proved to be the case . |
| 15 | After 5 weeks I had a small nitrite reading and there was no trace of ammonia . |
| 16 | ‘ But unfortunately for him when he told me a bit about what was on the disk I had a blinding flash of inspiration . ’ |
| 17 | As his hand reaches out for mine , I recollect that at one point in those early post-war years I had a positive dread of men in uniform , and my terror grew in direct proportion with each extra pip . |
| 18 | For a while I had a glorious feeling of anonymity , then the corporal , still shouting , glanced back . |
| 19 | Chris Christmas day I had a real chest erm and mouth and everything . |
| 20 | One day I had a mind-blowing experience ; I was sent on relief to Sainsbury 's Finchley Road shop . |
| 21 | But last night I had a strange dream , a terrible dream ! |
| 22 | But one night I had a vivid dream of her , that she had died . |
| 23 | One night I had a vivid dream that to correct this error would bring us the wind . |
| 24 | When I returned to Moose Jaw about mid-August I had a long talk with Fred Workman , who told me he had noticed a certain restlessness in me as if I were hoping for a change of scene . |
| 25 | But as we looked at each other I had a strange sensation . |
| 26 | If there are more than four I go to the cupboard and nip cognacs till it 's all over for me , my dear ’ , or ‘ Last Sunday I had a fearful crise . |
| 27 | Without any shaping on the hip and no darts I had a straight tube of fabric with a centre back split for ease in walking . |
| 28 | While feeding the meter I had a sudden blank on whether my meter was in front or behind my car . |
| 29 | Within a week I had a complete record of this remote site , it is amazing how much remains — an undercarriage with its wheel and tyre in place . |
| 30 | However , at the end of the second week I had a high ammonia reading and nitrite was starting to build up — this was diluted by frequent partial water changes . |