Example sentences of "i had [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | One says he do n't think so , and someone else makes a crack about reggae , and I realize this gun I had pointing at her seems to have drooped like soft rubber , so I relax my arm and let it point to the floor . |
| 2 | How he managed to live with all I had going against him was an East Yorkshire miracle . |
| 3 | The only thing I had going against me was : I was black . |
| 4 | How he managed to live with all I had going against him was an East Yorkshire miracle . |
| 5 | What was that boy I had working for me , I 've forgotten his name ? |
| 6 | The thing is , it 's a vicious circle , it 's Catch 22 really , 'cos I used to have a good self-employed business , going painting and decorating and I used to have a good clientele and that and I found over the years that , when it became harder and harder to score and the prices rocketed and all that , it got out of hand , out of proportion , that I was spending more and more time off the job than I was on the job , looking round to get the stuff and I found I was unable to carry on working without the drug , because I just felt so bad and I could n't climb ladders and I thought I was a danger to myself and anybody else that I had working with me , y'know . |