Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] had [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What was it like climbing somewhere no-one had ever explored before ? |
| 2 | Edwards said : ‘ The most I had ever scored before for Wigan was four tries — I never dreamt I 'd score ten . |
| 3 | The evening before , I had drunk a lot of good wine , and very luckily I had not made water since then . |
| 4 | I 'd forgotten there was a new pair in the wardrobe with , still with the labels on I had n't taken off . |
| 5 | It seemed to me that my personal disaster was so great that hitherto I had not allowed myself to understand it . |
| 6 | If only I had n't had that last cup of hot chocolate . |
| 7 | ‘ If only I had n't called it off she might still be here . ’ |
| 8 | If only I had n't said this , that or the other . |
| 9 | ‘ I was going to be a kennel-maid , ’ said Camille , ‘ only I had n't quite decided . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Damn , if only I had n't had that wine and walked home — well , the man 's a fool . |
| 11 | I said she could have taken a degree in her spare time in th she 's only she 's not yet forty I said that 's absolute rubbish I said th the world is full of these damn women going around saying , if only I had n't had children I could have been Lord Chief Justice of England , I said , it is n't true ! |
| 12 | He rubs it absently , accosting strangers in the street , seeking out a friend and within minutes exclaiming that he wants to be by himself , watching children wistfully , accusing wellwishers of persecuting him with their kindness ; until at last he explodes on the brink of confession in a terrible universal cry : ‘ Oh , if only I were alone and nobody loved me , and if only I had never loved anyone ! ’ |
| 13 | If only I had as much spare time as you evidently do , then I would happily reciprocate by wandering about this house reminding you of tasks you have perfectly well in hand . ’ |
| 14 | Perhaps I had not wanted to feel ? |
| 15 | Perhaps I had n't been shot . |
| 16 | Perhaps I had always been in love with him . |
| 17 | Perhaps I had naively expected headlines of the HUMPHRY DAVY INVENTS MINERS ' SAFETY LAMP , ROSSINI WRITES FIRST OPERA , HENRY THOREAU BORN , kind of thing ! |
| 18 | It also made me think that perhaps I had more control over the whole presentation generally which is my biggest concern so get up there and just do some and therefore it 's going to go on to the confidence side of it . |
| 19 | Perhaps I had better do it now . ’ |
| 20 | Perhaps I had better not go on in this way or things will get too mushy and pastoral after all . |
| 21 | However , I 'm afraid Colin James got his wires crossed a bit regarding our catering vehicle , so perhaps I had better set the record straight . |
| 22 | Or perhaps I had better have another brandy first . ’ |
| 23 | Perhaps I had better measure my words carefully , as I do not wish to embarrass anyone . |
| 24 | Perhaps I had better hear it now . ’ |
| 25 | In deference to you , Mr. Speaker , perhaps I had better not respond to the last part of my hon. Friend 's question , but I entirely agree with the spirit of his comments . |
| 26 | Perhaps I had better go this evening . " |
| 27 | Obviously I had n't had enough to drink . ) |
| 28 | Well , I I was fairly new in the company myself so I had n't worked for his father for long before took over the managership or chairmanship or whatever he is , so I I 'm really not too sure about the whole thing but certainly for a quarry manager or quarry director or owner , he did n't really know the slate as well as the workers , and he was expecting things out of his workers and the slate , the product , that were really just not on . |
| 29 | she said it 's a lot cheaper and easier , so I had n't got the springs at that time |
| 30 | I suppose the problem was that I had never been told about it officially — that is , by an adult — and so I had somehow blocked off the information , not connecting it with myself , with my own body . |