Example sentences of "[pron] had [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I had four principal sources of help — my memory ( from c.1966 ) , the Club 's records , ‘ old ’ members ' tales , and reports in the Henley Standard . |
2 | He ended up breaking my nose , I had four broken ribs , a broken arm and my shoulder was dislocated . |
3 | Ten years ago I had four dependent relatives , I took both my parents and parents-in-law into the one house the fathers are now both dead , and I still have both the mothers . |
4 | ‘ I had five great years at Wimbledon , winning an FA Cup medal , and they made my career — so there is no bad feeling from me for Sam Hammam . |
5 | I had good solid francs in my pocket , and what did the watchmaker have ? |
6 | I do n't have that much brains , but I 'd say I had good common sense . |
7 | But I had many other interests which kept me fully occupied at the time . |
8 | Most people think that pigs are dirty and ignorant , but I had many happy times with them . |
9 | Most people think that pigs are dirty and ignorant , but I had many happy times with them . |
10 | ‘ I had such great plans for that house . |
11 | I had such high hopes then but all this time and we 're no further on , she thought . |
12 | I had such queer desires to speak to her , to give her my flowers , to kiss her hand , but did not of course , partly from cowardice , partly because she , however innocent , would probably be afraid ; and the old man was there , too . |
13 | In any event , before the disastrous situation which sent him to jail for a short period , I had one other encounter . |
14 | cos I had one mushy peas but , they were really nice with them were n't they ? we enjoyed them because |
15 | From about primary 3 or 4 until primary 6 , I had one good friend : her name was Fiona Taylor . |
16 | ‘ Honest to God , I do n't reckon I had one good night 's sleep until Kerry-Jane was well over two years old . |
17 | I had one good job working in a record shop . |
18 | Oh I had one bloody customer see if I can quote him to a complete relocate , it was only a bloody er systems , probably no taller than that speaker |
19 | Selecting another piece of grass , he said : ‘ Anyway , I stayed awake until about four this morning , going over and over it in my mind , and when I woke an hour or so later , I had one almighty headache … bloody brass band playing inside the old brainbox … flashing lights before the eyes … the lot ! |
20 | ‘ From the age of sixteen onwards , I had one single ambition , from which I never wavered , in the prosecution of which I spent every ounce I could , on which I really and deliberately staked my whole contentment ; and I recognise myself as having unmistakeably failed in it . ’ |
21 | I had one ball-point pen with me and a few in the Land Rover . |
22 | East Londoner Williams is certainly not ruing his decision to move back to Selhurst Park , saying : ‘ It 's familiar territory as far as I 'm concerned , I had two good years here with Charlton and I 'm hoping to spend a good few more here with Palace . |
23 | ‘ And when she noticed I had two other children with me she laughed and said she knew what a handful they could be . ’ |
24 | I had two additional problems : my age and getting a reference from someone . |
25 | About four years after completing my work with lead poisoning I became a lecturer in medical genetics , working part-time as by then I had two young children . |
26 | I had two young children whom 1 left with a child minder nearby . |
27 | He finished 20 minutes behind me and I had two torn hamstrings . ’ |
28 | After all , I had two Georgian coins to prove it . |
29 | I had two long dresses , a summer one and a winter one . |
30 | Q Up until recently I had two female Oscars in a tank . |