Example sentences of "i had [adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I had n't the remotest idea , but I followed the little rails which were used by the tiny railway to carry food up to the dining rooms …
2 But it was absolutely clear to me then that I had n't the political antennae , the political flair .
3 I had n't the least idea where on the head was the best place to hit or how hard it had to be .
4 I had n't the first idea what she meant .
5 ‘ For a long time , ’ replied Ray , ‘ I had n't the faintest idea .
6 I had n't the faintest idea who he was , but he looked jolly .
7 That was bad enough but what made it worse was that I had n't the faintest idea what was wrong with them .
8 He said I was just covering up for the fact that I had n't the faintest idea of what was wrong . ’
9 Honestly , I had n't the slightest idea what I was going to say as I walked up to you .
10 But I had exactly the contrary feeling .
11 Ross 's experience struck an identical chord with me , for John Sheard and I had exactly the same experience on the first ascent of Face Route where the second , hanging on a sling to remove gear , was observed by a member of the establishment and a rumour immediately started that was rapidly translated into guidebook writer 's ‘ fact ’ .
12 I had exactly the same problem when using Windows 3.1 with an Epson LQ400 printer .
13 When I eventually arrived back at Duxford , I had exactly the same amount of fuel on board that I flew out with ! ’
14 yes , I had exactly the same thing , being a top flight secretary at work
15 I had exactly the same feeling about her , although we had never met . ’
16 Well , when that thing in the mask jumped out from behind the boxes and ran up the stairs , I had exactly the same feeling .
17 I had not the first notion of mechanics , but you with your capable hands worked on the machine until , after running with it , pushing it along , we were able to make the engine tick over again .
18 ‘ I early found that I had not the literary ability to give me such a place among English authors as I should have desired ; but I thought that I had an opportunity of gaining a knowledge of many of the distinguished men of the age , and that I might do some good by keeping a record of my interviews with them . ’
19 Until recently when I went to a conference on security in libraries and other collections I had not the slightest knowledge of the seamy side of that world or any idea that it had one .
20 I had not the slightest inkling that they would emerge , which is why " emerge " is the right word .
21 I went to Croke Park and I had not the slightest interest in Protestantism but I did come from a Fermanagh family where you did live cheek by jowl with republicanism so I had imbibed it undoubtedly and it resurfaced , the inherited knowledge of the heart of the controversy in Ulster .
22 Arrayed against me I had both the TUC-affiliated unions and the Royal College of Nursing , the professional organization representing the nurses .
23 Matter of fact , as I told Heather , I stumbled on something that last evening which suggested I had completely the wrong end of the stick .
24 Of 112 outfits , I had only the haziest recollection of red , pink and leopard-print .
25 I also went there when I had only the vaguest knowledge of what I wanted .
26 I had only the vaguest recollections of England .
27 The bulk was in Latin , a language of which I had only the barest understanding from a single term spent in its study at Elizabeth Barton 's .
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