Example sentences of "but i had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I had that ages ago in one of my |
| 2 | But I had two brothers . |
| 3 | I decided I must go up to Addis Ababa and try to get permission to start again , but I had little hope of succeeding . |
| 4 | I did it willingly because I still loved his company so much , but I had little money . |
| 5 | I can not claim to have been a close friend , but I had occasional encounters with him and , as with most people , it would be more accurate to describe them as occasional brushes . |
| 6 | A doctor said it was an infested splinter , but I had stabbing pains there — and then , at night , as I lay in bed unable to get to sleep because of the pain , I could hear a munching sound . |
| 7 | Everybody wanted that , but I had some contacts , I knew I could get in there . |
| 8 | But I had some pain passing water today . ’ |
| 9 | Herman asked me to tell them all about Greece — but I had more sense than to do so . |
| 10 | I could have jumped up and battered his foot if I 'd wanted to , but I had more respect than that ! ’ |
| 11 | But I had three glasses of sherry quickly . |
| 12 | I know I mean I stayed with him but I had three kids . |
| 13 | But I had considerable difficulty in tracking any down . |
| 14 | But I had this polyneuritis coming on and I gr gradually went paralysed . |
| 15 | It had never been done before , but I had this premonition , and of course it proved true . ’ |
| 16 | But I had this instinct that you 'd have a better chance if you first spent some time with me — ’ |