Example sentences of "i had [verb] a [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 When I dared to go to the scales I discovered that I had lost a further ten pounds in five days .
2 But now , beyond my cancer loss , I had forfeited a further three-quarters of a stone .
3 I had expected a sharper tongue in the office , a brisker and more brittle approach to the anarchic thoughtlessness of the girls .
4 But I had to make a bigger adjustment to studying .
5 So I wanted to get that memory out of the way and I was just happy that I had had a better game ’ .
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