Example sentences of "i had [adv] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had nearly dropped off to sleep when he said : " Am I too heavy ? " |
| 2 | When I became fully aware of this , I gave all of my fashionable new clothes to ‘ Oxfam ’ and fished out my old blue jeans and ‘ sloppy joe ’ jumper which I had nearly thrown out only a few weeks before . |
| 3 | I — I could n't just go in and — and I had nowhere to go so … ’ |
| 4 | The modem world from which I had briefly stepped aside seemed to come crowding in again . |
| 5 | I had even made up a 19 foot rod with an astronomical test curve and weighing a ton but it made no difference ! |
| 6 | I had even built up quite a good knowledge of medical terms . |
| 7 | At Eton the different houses and classrooms were spread over a large area , and in the next day or two I had somehow to find out where and when which masters were teaching me what subjects . |
| 8 | I had peripherally helped out at anti-apartheid offices , even gone on CND Easter Marches when I first came over , but it was always on the sidelines . |
| 9 | As I opened it , and looked out , I realized that it was the first time I had consciously looked out : before , I had always been hurrying by . |
| 10 | But I had also become more cunning . |
| 11 | I had also discovered recently , again via Tom , that the men now liked him . |
| 12 | Not only had I written to ask Mr Briggs more about him , I had also written twice to Mrs Fairfax . |
| 13 | I had also learnt not to waste energy making excuses , and to recognize the signs and symptoms of a sister suffering from an attack of acute haema-dementia . |
| 14 | I had also wondered more and more during the week about the little group of cottages at Agia Varvara , the bay east of Bourani . |
| 15 | Had she but known it I had already made up my mind to get better , and nothing in the world was further from my thoughts than death . ’ |
| 16 | I had already made up my mind to join the South African tour when it happened , so it was fortuitous in a way . |
| 17 | I had already made up my mind what I was going to say by the time Frankie had rapped on the door . |
| 18 | But you were of my blood , and I had already lost so much- ’ |
| 19 | Andy and I had already split up before their thing got going , but even so , it makes you think a bit . ’ |
| 20 | Silvio I had already written off , of course . |
| 21 | During this ceaseless pursuit of the right métier for my particular brand of foolishness , I had already pitched up for a Telethon trailer to flamenco dance for the cause . |
| 22 | Jenny , as I had already worked out , was a woman of some means and she clearly was n't bothered by the fact she was having to subsidize me . |
| 23 | I had already coughed up forty bucks at the door . |
| 24 | In fact , I had already picked up quite a lot about ‘ Lucky ’ Lucan and what had happened . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's brilliant , a Verdon for bumblies ’ I had joyfully called down to Mick , on climbing the first of these pitches during an earlier attempt . |
| 26 | After an evening of pleasure and profit with my friends in Bank Street , I had clearly gone out for a drink or two . |
| 27 | Though she had dined with Red Leland that evening and had seemed as pleased to meet him again as he had been to see her , though I had frequently brought up his name since my holiday started , each time she had immediately changed the subject . |
| 28 | I had previously done likewise at the London magazine , Midweek , which I then edited . |
| 29 | I had previously spent about two years asking local social services and friends for help and not having it happen , so my flat had become pretty run down . |
| 30 | I had previously spent about two years asking local social services and friends for help and not having it happen , so my flat had become pretty run down . |