Example sentences of "but [pers pn] had [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I had that ages ago in one of my |
| 2 | But I had two brothers . |
| 3 | But I had one further arrow to my bow . |
| 4 | but I had one of these . |
| 5 | But I had one ‘ misery ’ in this friendship : she went home for lunch and I did n't ! |
| 6 | But I had other , nobler plans for myself . |
| 7 | Most people think that pigs are dirty and ignorant , but I had many happy times with them . |
| 8 | But I had many other interests which kept me fully occupied at the time . |
| 9 | Most people think that pigs are dirty and ignorant , but I had many happy times with them . |
| 10 | ‘ But I had such a huge appetite , my quota for the day would be gone by breakfast and I 'd start on the following day 's allowance . |
| 11 | I did it willingly because I still loved his company so much , but I had little money . |
| 12 | I decided I must go up to Addis Ababa and try to get permission to start again , but I had little hope of succeeding . |
| 13 | But I had five . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Not that I 'm any sort of expert but I had misspent much of a happy youth in the ‘ feeling lucky , punk ? ’ school of cinema and I could tell Clint Eastwood 's Magnum from , say , The Magnificent Seven's Colt .45s , blindfolded . |
| 17 | Everybody wanted that , but I had some contacts , I knew I could get in there . |
| 18 | ‘ But I had some left over and put a sign in the window saying I did n't want any the next morning . |
| 19 | And er I I do n't know where they 've gone now but I had some lovely photographs of these flats . |
| 20 | But I had some very good girls though . |
| 21 | But I had some pain passing water today . ’ |
| 22 | But I had enough of quiet in that filthy tree . |
| 23 | I could have jumped up and battered his foot if I 'd wanted to , but I had more respect than that ! ’ |
| 24 | Herman asked me to tell them all about Greece — but I had more sense than to do so . |
| 25 | And perhaps our marriage did n't last long , but I had more of him than you 'll ever have . |
| 26 | ‘ That was part of it , but I had another and more important reason for opposing him . ’ |
| 27 | But I had three glasses of sherry quickly . |
| 28 | I know I mean I stayed with him but I had three kids . |
| 29 | But I had considerable difficulty in tracking any down . |
| 30 | It had never been done before , but I had this premonition , and of course it proved true . ’ |