Example sentences of "i had bought a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had bought a pair of trousers and a T-shirt when I had been shopping with a friend . |
| 2 | The night before his death I had bought a big bunch of red carnations to put in my room with the lighted candles we were now writing by , to please Dana . |
| 3 | That day I had bought a fern , a modest enough plant but with bright , shiny leaves and an indestructible appearance . |
| 4 | What sent me into a fear-filled frenzy was the news — hidden somewhere between a report on the seasonal suicide rate and an article on bogus Santas — that I had bought a ride-on fire engine for my baby son that had a dangerous fault and should be returned to the manufacturers immediately . |
| 5 | Mr Lamont said in The Times that he was forced to leave a meeting with Jacques Delors in Brussels last Friday ‘ to answer questions about whether I had bought a bottle of wine in Paddington ’ . |
| 6 | My wife and I had bought a home and we were ready to settle down into a comfortable middle-aged , middle-class rut . |
| 7 | If I had bought a hammer or a chisel |
| 8 | It was a long time since I had bought a card to celebrate the arrival of a new baby . |
| 9 | At one time I had bought a chalet just outside Interlaken . |
| 10 | I should mention that I had bought a few items of clothing that morning , before the trial began . |