Example sentences of "i had [vb pp] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't bring myself to believe it , and after I had visited Cooper in Maidstone Prison and McMahon in Long Lartin Prison and spoken to their two solicitors , Gareth Peirce for Cooper and Wendy Mantle for McMahon , as well as to Tom Sargant , the secretary of JUSTICE , who had also taken up the case , I was convinced that they were as innocent of the Luton murder as I was . |
| 2 | I had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law and enjoying the amenities of a civilised society in the way of drama , music and literature and , in a more limited and selective fashion , the visual arts . |
| 3 | The first leg of the first occasion I had flown horses from Heathrow was made bearable by a bottle of whisky and a regular itinerant groom . |
| 4 | I had loved God before Nour . |
| 5 | I knew I was n't the only victim because I had heard complaints from others ; the fruiterer who saw his apples disappear from the box in front of the shop , the grocer who unwillingly supplied him with free biscuits . |
| 6 | I had heard Hindus in London say exactly the same thing about weddings . |
| 7 | On Monday there was the English paper — mainly Twelfth Night , which was money for old rope as I had played Feste at school . |
| 8 | Out of school , of course , I continued my birdwatching just as I had done back in Essex , only now there was much more variety . |
| 9 | I had introduced Roose-Evans to Reggie and he gave James access to Joyce 's study and to all her unpublished material and letters . |
| 10 | He seemed to have forgotten , but perhaps he had n't , that I had read English at Oxford . |
| 11 | I had read stories about travellers who were lost in the snow . |
| 12 | In the past I had encountered statements in books and official reports that encouraged me to think of mathematics in a positive way : |
| 13 | I had watched Quintin under pressure during the Suez crisis where he had shown admirable calm at the Admiralty in testing circumstances ; and while I had some misgivings about his famous ‘ judgement ’ I felt that he could take on the leadership and the job of Prime Minister , and make a success of it . |
| 14 | I found that it was vital to keep them under water when moving them after I had experienced problems with eggs which were accidentally exposed to air which probably dried them out . |
| 15 | I discovered that being a celebrity meant I had acquired power over women . ’ |
| 16 | When I went into prison I had mixed feelings for people outside — I hated them , I felt they had rejected me , they 'd left me alone to just get on with it . |
| 17 | I had chosen Escallop of Veal sauteed in Butter and finished with Onion , Mushrooms and Marsala . |
| 18 | ‘ After I had agreed terms with Ardiles , I was asked to take a pay cut before I was even on their payroll . |
| 19 | They explained that only the brightest , best and most talented young people were chosen for this sacrifice and that ever since , I had associated success in life with being sacrificed . |
| 20 | Sebastian and I had thrown eggs at Enoch Powell in Salford after his first racist speech . |
| 21 | ‘ Sebastian and I had thrown eggs at Enoch Powell in Salford after his first racist speech . |
| 22 | But now I had come face to face with her four days after she stood before the House of Commons and declared that there were too many hospital beds in London , and that as a result , St Bartholomew 's Hospital , along with numerous others great and small , would have to close , merge or become emasculated . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought I had signed Saunders from Derby and he said he would have joined Forest if any other club but Liverpool had wanted him . |
| 24 | I had learnt German at Dartmouth where I had specialized in my last year in what would now be known as arts subjects : languages , English and history . |
| 25 | I had known Willie since childhood days at Nairn , Geoffrey I had come to know later ; and while I greatly admired them both , and still do , I found this closing of establishment ranks deeply shocking . |
| 26 | ‘ I had ordered sandwiches by phone two minutes earlier and was about to leave the building to pick them up . |
| 27 | so she just had the rice and an egg with it and Gemma had about three pasties and I had stuffed tomatoes with rice and erm , what did I do with , I done rata , ratatouille and |