had 
(色彩的)浓淡 ☊ → 深浅 ☊ → ☊ → 
shade 
ombre ☊ 
bóng bóng tối 
You had very particular solutions for this problem. ☊ 
Bạn đã có những giải pháp rất cụ thể cho vấn đề này. ☊ Adjectives 2 Their team had a bad game. ☊ Đội của họ đã có một trận đấu tệ. ☊ Sports shadow ☊ bóng ☊ Abstract Objects 2 I had to hustle to buy this book. ☊ Tôi đã phải chen chúc để mua quyển sách này. ☊ Reduplicative Words We had a glorious victory. ☊ Chúng tôi đã có một chiến thắng vẻ vang. ☊ Reduplicative Words 2 He had no money, only debts. Anh ấy đã không có tiền, mà lại còn nợ. * 083 He had no luck, only bad luck. Anh ấy đã không có may mắn, mà lại gặp hạn. * 083 He had no success, only failure. Anh ấy đã không có thành công, mà lại thất bại. * 083 Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. Bạn có số điện thoại không? Vừa xong tôi vẫn còn. * 084 Do you have the address? I had it just now. Bạn có địa chỉ không? Vừa xong tôi vẫn còn. * 084 Do you have the city map? I had it just now. Bạn có bản đồ thành phố không? Vừa xong tôi vẫn còn. * 084 I could not find the way because I had no city map. Tôi đã không tìm được đường, bởi vì tôi không có bản đồ thành phố. * 084 I had to take a taxi. Tôi đã phải đi tắc xi. * 084 I had to buy a city map. Tôi đã phải mua bản đồ thành phố. * 084 I had to switch off the radio. Tôi đã phải tắt đài. * 084 We had to water the flowers. Chúng tôi đã phải tưới hoa. * 089 We had to clean the apartment. Chúng tôi đã phải dọn dẹp nhà. * 089 We had to wash the dishes. Chúng tôi đã phải rửa bát. * 089 Who had to say goodbye? Ai đã phải chào tạm biệt? * 089 Who had to go home early? Ai đã phải đi về nhà sớm? * 089 Who had to take the train? Ai đã phải đi tàu hỏa? * 089 I heard that your wife had an accident. Tôi đã nghe nói rằng vợ của bạn đã gặp tai nạn. * 094 After he had an accident, he could not work anymore. Sau khi anh ấy bị tai nạn, anh ấy đã không làm việc được nữa. * 096 After he had lost his job, he went to America. Sau khi anh ấy bị mất việc làm, anh ấy đã đi sang Mỹ. * 096 Since they have had children, they rarely go out. Từ khi họ có con, họ ít khi ra ngoài. * 097 He didn’t come although we had made an appointment. Anh ấy đã không đến, mặc dù chúng tôi đã hẹn trước. * 099 We had made an appointment. Nevertheless, he didn’t come. Chúng tôi đã hẹn trước. Tuy vậy anh ấy vẫn không đến. * 099 like: had → →
if not, else, otherwise, as if nothing had happened ☊ bằng không ☊ in vain, pointless, as if nothing had happened ☊ bằng thừa ☊ the storm had abated ☊ cơn bão đã ngớt ☊ the population had more than doubled ☊ dân số đã tăng lên hơn gấp hai ☊ portion reserved for the people who had brought engagement ☊ lại quả ☊ ten years had passed since ☊ mười năm trôi qua kể từ khi ☊ have had a good sleep ☊ ngon giấc ☊ as if nothing had happened ☊ như không ☊ sow (which has had offspring) ☊ nái sề ☊ (1) ought to, should, had better (2) candle
(3) so, that’s why, consequently, so, therefore, (4) become ☊
nên ☊ exactly as I had expected ☊ quả đúng như tôi đoán ☊ their talent had to be concealed ☊ tài năng của họ phải mai một ☊ I had a flat tire ☊ tôi bị bẹp lốp ☊ was, had been ☊ từng là ☊ I had to do it in spite of myself ☊ việc ấy, bất đắc dĩ tôi mới phải làm ☊ there was, were, had been ☊ đã có ☊ it had been a long time, it was a long time since ☊ đã từ lâu ☊ the time had come (to do sth) ☊ đã đến lúc ☊ just as I had expected, just as I had guessed ☊ đúng như tôi đoán ☊ 598
She got up at six (6) in the morning and had a cup of co ee. ☊ Cô ấy dậy lúc sáu giờ sáng nay và uống một chén cà phê. ☊ 601
Then she had breakfast at an airport cafe and waited for her ight. ☊ Rồi cô ấy ăn sáng ở quán của sân bay và chờ đợi chuyến bay. ☊ 626
She had a pen, but she didn't have any paper. ☊ Cô ấy có một cái bút nhưng cô ấy không có tờ giấy nào. ☊ 648
I had a nice vacation. ☊ Tôi đã có một kì nghỉ đẹp. ☊ 776
Shakira's an interesting person. She's had many di erent jobs and has lived in many places. ☊ Shakira là một người thú vị. Cô ấy từng làm nhiều nghề khác nhau và từng sống ở nhiều nơi. ☊ 802
She's had many di erent jobs. ☊ Cô ấy đã làm được nhiều nghề khác nhau. ☊ 826
I have a car. How long have you had your car? ☊ Tôi có xe hơi. Cậu có xe hơi được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 827
I've had it since April. ☊ Tôi có nó từ tháng tư. ☊ 837
Hubert has a headache. He's had a headache since he got up this morning. ☊ Hubert bị đau đầu. Anh ấy bị đau đầu từ lúc anh ấy ngủ dậy sáng nay. ☊ 853
Is that a new coat? — No, I've had this coat for a long time. ☊ Áo khoác mới đấy à? - Không, áo này tôi có lâu rồi. ☊ 865
I had dinner an hour ago. ☊ Tôi đã ăn tối một tiếng trước. ☊ 927
Are you hungry? — No, I just had dinner. ☊ Cậu có đói không? - Không, tôi vừa mới ăn. ☊ 975
I had lunch an hour ago. ☊ Tôi ăn trưa cách đây một tiếng. ☊ 998
We had a great time. It was wonderful. ☊ Chúng tôi đã có một khoảng thời gian tuyệt vời. Rất kì diệu. ☊ 1003
Brigitte works in a factory, but she's had a lot of di erent jobs. ☊ Brigitte đang làm việc ở một nhà máy, nhưng cô ấy đã từng làm nhiều nghề khác. ☊ 1354
Hadiya's going to call later. ☊ Hadiya định sẽ gọi sau. ☊ 1355
Hadiya might call later. ☊ Hadiya có thể sẽ gọi sau. ☊ 1390
I had a party last week, but Imran and Latifa couldn't come. ☊ Tuần trước tôi có một bữa tiệc nhưng Imran và Latifa đã không đến được. ☊ 1422
They were in a dangerous situation. They had to be careful. ☊ Họ đã ở vào tình huống nguy hiểm. Họ cần phải cẩn thận. ☊ 1449
Why were you so late? — I had to wait half an hour for the bus. ☊ Sao cậu muộn như vậy? - Tôi phải đợi xe bus nửa tiếng. ☊ 1499
I was late for work yesterday. I had to go to the dentist. ☊ Hôm qua tôi đi làm muộn. Tôi phải đi khám nha sĩ. ☊ 1500
We had to walk home last night. There were no buses. ☊ Tối qua tôi phải đi bộ về nhà. Lúc đó xe bus không có. ☊ 1509
At the end of the course all the students had to take a test. ☊ Cuối khoá học tất cả học sinh phải làm bài thi. ☊ 1514
We had to walk home last night. There were no buses. ☊ Tối qua chúng tôi phải đi bộ về nhà. Lúc đó không có xe bus. ☊ 1517
We took a test yesterday. We had to answer six (6) questions out of t(10). ☊ Hôm qua chúng tôi làm một bài kiểm tra. Chúng tôi phải trả lời sáu trong mười câu hỏi. ☊ 1521
Chris had to wait a long time. — How long did he have to wait? ☊ Chris đã phải đợi lâu. Anh ấy đã phải đợi bao lâu? ☊ 1525
They had to leave early. — Why did they have to leave early? ☊ Họ đã phải ra đi sớm. Tại sao họ phải ra đi sớm? ☊ 1534
I had to have dinner with my family yesterday. ☊ Hôm qua tôi phải ăn tối với gia đình tôi. ☊ 1535
I had to visit my grandfather in the hospital last week. ☊ Tuần trước tôi phải thăm ông tôi ở bệnh viện. ☊ 1536
I had to take a lot of classes whI was younger. ☊ Tôi từng phải học nhiều môn khi tôi còn bé. ☊ 1767
I had a good time. — I did, too. ☊ Tôi đã có khoảng thời gian tuyệt với. - Tôi cũng vậy. ☊ 1787
You had breakfast this morning, but I didn't. ☊ Sáng nay cậu đã ăn sáng còn tôi thì không. ☊ 1887
Casper had his license takaway for driving too fast again. ☊ Casper đã bị lấy mất bằng lái vì lại lái xe qua nhanh. ☊ 1889
Have you ever had your ight canceled? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ bị huỷ chuyến bay chưa? ☊ 1898
I haven't beto the movies in ages. — You haven't? I thought you said you had just gone a few days ago. ☊ Mãi mà tôi chưa đi xem lm. - Chưa á? Tôi tưởng cậu đã nói là cậu vừa mới đi xem mấy hôm trước. ☊ 1899
Maalik said he had wokup feeling sick, so he hadn't gone to work. ☊ Maalik nói anh ấy lúc thức dậy thấy không khoẻ nên anh ấy đã không đi làm. ☊ 1905
Michiko asked me not to tell anybody what had happened. ☊ Michiko bảo tôi đừng kể với ai những việc đã xảy ra. ☊ 1932
She asked how long I had beworking at my present job. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tôi đã làm công việc hiện tại của tôi được bao lâu rồi. ☊ 1933
She asked why I had applied for the job. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tại sao tôi lại nộp đơn xin việc này. ☊ 1935
She asked if I had a driver's license. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tôi có bằng lái chưa. ☊ 1949
You notice your friend's hair is much shorter than last time. You say, "You had your hair cut, didn't you?" ☊ Bạn để ý thấy tóc của bạn của bạn ngắn hơn lần gặp trước. Bạn nói: "Cậu cắt tóc có đúng không?" ☊ 1970
She denied that she had stolthe money. ☊ Cô ấy phủ nhận việc cô ấy đã ăn cắp tiền. ☊ 2093
Keiko had to get used to driving on the left when she moved back to Japan. ☊ Keiko đã phải làm quen với việc lái xe bên trái khi cô ấy trở về Nhật Bản. ☊ 2123
I had no trouble nding a place to live. ☊ Tôi không gặp khó khăn gì trong việc tìm chỗ ở. ☊ 2126
I had trouble nding a place to live. > I had di culty nding a place to live. ☊ Tôi gặp khó khăn khi tìm chỗ ở. > Tôi gặp khó khăn khi tìm chỗ ở. ☊ 2140
Since there weren't any chairs for us to sit on, we had to sit on the floor. ☊ Vì không có ghế cho chúng tôi ngồi nên chúng tôi phải ngồi trên sàn. ☊ 2213
Not being able to speak the local language meant that I had trouble communicating. ☊ Không nói được tiếng địa phương khiến tôi khó giao tiếp. ☊ 2228
I had some interesting experiences while I was traveling. ☊ Tôi đã có vài trải nghiệm thú vị khi tôi đi du lịch. ☊ 2229
They o ered me the job because I had a lot of experience. ☊ Họ nhận tôi làm việc vì tôi có nhiều kinh nghiệm. ☊ 2236
We had a very good trip. ☊ Chúng tôi đã có một chuyến đi rất hay. ☊ 2238
We had a lot of bags and suitcases. > We had a lot of baggage. ☊ Chúng tôi có nhiều túi và valise. > Chúng tôi có nhiều hành lí. ☊ 2258
We've had wonderful weather this last month. ☊ Chúng ta đã gặp thời tiết tuyệt với tháng vừa qua. ☊ 2281
Did you like the co ee we had after dinner last night? ☊ Cậu có thích thứ cà phê chúng ta uống sau bữa tối hôm qua không? ☊ 2341
had a minute's rest all day. ☊ Tôi chưa nghỉ được thậm chí một phút cả ngày nay. > Tôi chưa có được một phút nghỉ ngơi cà ngày nay. ☊ 2366
Pietro had an argument with a neighbor of his. ☊ Pietro đã có một trận cãi nhau với một hàng xóm của anh ấy. ☊ 2398
We had to walk home because there was no bus. ☊ Chúng tôi đã phải đi bộ về nhà vì không có xe bus. ☊ 2405
We had nothing to eat. ☊ Chúng tôi đã không có gì để ăn. ☊ 2495
had. ☊ Tôi đã đưa cô ấy tất cả tiền mà tôi có. > Tôi đưa cô ấy tất cả tiền mà tôi có. ☊ Have you nished the work you had to do?'> 2500 Have you nished the work you had to do?'>
Your friend had to do some work. You want to know if she's nished. > Have you nished the work you had to do? Have you nished the work you had to do?'> ☊ Bạn của bạn phải làm việc gì đó. Bạn muốn biết cô ấy đã xong hay chưa. > Cậu đã xong việc cậu phải làm chưa? ☊ 2526
This morning I met somebody I hadn't seen in ages. ☊ Sáng nay tôi gặp một người tôi lâu lắm rồi không gặp. ☊ 2528
Few of the people who applied for the job had the necessary quali cations. ☊ Ít người nộp đơn xin việc này đạt chất lượng cần thiết. ☊ 2533
Fortunately, we had a map that we would have gotten lost without. ☊ May thay, chúng tôi đã có cái bản đồ mà không có nó là chúng tôi sẽ lạc. ☊ 2555
The kitchen hadn't been cleaned in ages. It was really disgusting. ☊ Bếp lâu lắm rồi chưa được dọn. Nó thực sự rất kinh. ☊ 2641
I've just had lunch, and I'm already hungry. ☊ Tôi vừa mới ăn trưa nhưng tôi đã đói rồi. ☊ 2656
I didn't get the job though I had all the necessary quali cations. ☊ Tôi không nhận được việc mặc dù tôi đủ chất lượng cần thiết. ☊ 2673
I had to leave just as the meeting was getting started. ☊ Tôi phải đi đúng lúc buổi họp bắt đầu. ☊ 2686
After the interruption, the speaker went on talking as if nothing had happened. ☊ Sau khi bị gián đoạn, diễn giả tiếp tục nói cứ như thể là chưa có chuyện gì xảy ra. ☊ 2704
time he arrived, everybody had left. ☊ Xe hơi của Silvio đã bị hỏng trên đường đến nhà bạn anh ấy. Đến khi anh ấy tới nơi, mọi người đã đi. ☊ 2741
Since it was too hot to sit in the sun, we found a table IN the shade. ☊ Vì ngồi nắng quá nóng nên chúng tôi đã tìm một chiếc bàn trong bóng râm. ☊ 2782
Since the accident was my fault, I had to pay for the damage to the other car. ☊ Vì vụ tai nạn là lỗi của tôi nên tôi phải trả tiền thiệt hại cho chiếc xe kia. ☊ 2820
EN I wasn't conscious during the operation. The doctors had given me anesthesia. ☊ Tôi bất tỉnh suốt cuộc phẫu thuật. Các bác sĩ đã gây mê tôi. ☊ 2845
We had a morning meeting and a discussion about what we should do. ☊ Chúng tôi có một cuộc họp buổi sáng và một cuộc thảo luận về những gì chúng tôi nên làm. ☊ 2862
I knew he was strange because everybody had warned me about him. ☊ Tôi biết là anh ấy kì lạ vì mọi người đã báo trước với tôi về anh ấy. ☊ 2865
After discovering he had been wrongly accused of murder, the authorities let him out of prison. ☊ Sau khi khám phá ra anh ấy đã bị kết án sai vì tội giết người, các nhà chức trách đã cho anh ấy ra tù. ☊ 2897
The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the repairs. ☊ Vụ tai nạn là lỗi của tôi nên tôi đã phải trả tiền sửa chữa. ☊ 2936
EN The concert had to be called o because of the typhoon. ☊ Buổi hoà nhạc phải hoãn lại vì bão. ☊ 2948
However, the re ghters had a hard time trying to calm a woman down. Apparently, her cat perished in the re. ☊ Tuy nhiên lính cứu hoả đã gặp khó khăn khi cố gắng giữ bình tĩnh cho một phụ nữ. Có vẻ như con mèo của cô ấy bị chết trong đám cháy. ☊ 2951
When Ichirou had just arrived in London, a man came up to him in the street and asked for money, so he gave him a few Japanese yen. ☊ Khi Ichirou vừa mới đến London, một người đàn ông đã tiến đến gần anh ấy trên phố và xin tiền nên anh ấy đã đưa cho ông ta một ít đồng yen Nhật. ☊ 2988
A man was knocked down by a car when crossing the street and had to be taken to the hospital. ☊ Một người đàn ông đã bị một xe hơi đâm ngã khi qua đường và phải được đưa vào bệnh viện. ☊ 2990
In the aftermath of the tornado, they discovered a lot of uprooted trees and houses that had been blown down. ☊ Ở nơi chịu ảnh hưởng của cơn lốc, người ta phát hiện ra rất nhiều cây bật gốc và nhà đã bị quật đổ. ☊ accept sb into sth: She had never been accepted into what was essentially a man's world. ☊ accept ☊
Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels. ☊ acceptable ☊
He had finally achieved success. ☊ achieve ☊
acknowledge that...: I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong. ☊ acknowledge ☊
Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle. ☊ active ☊
adapt to sth: We have had to adapt quickly to the new system. ☊ adapt ☊
be admitted that...: It was generally admitted that the government had acted too quickly. ☊ admit ☊
They had advanced 20 miles by nightfall. ☊ advance ☊
She had the advantage of a good education. ☊ advantage ☊
He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give). ☊ take advantage of sth/sb ☊
They had a passionate affair for six months. ☊ affair ☊
After an hour I went home (= when an hour had passed). ☊ after ☊
Once again (= as had happened several times before), the train was late. ☊ again ☊
When he said that, I had to agree. ☊ agree ☊
agreement to do sth: They had made a verbal agreement to sell. ☊ agreement ☊
They had an agreement never to talk about work at home. ☊ agreement ☊
By the time the alarm was raised the intruders had escaped. ☊ alarm ☊
She had to steal food just to stay alive. ☊ alive ☊
You've had all the fun and I've had all the hard work. ☊ all ☊
It was all that I had. ☊ all ☊
The assassin said he had acted alone. ☊ alone ☊
Houses had been built along both sides of the river. ☊ along ☊
We got there early but Mike had already left. ☊ already ☊
Jake's father had also been a doctor (= both Jake and his father were doctors). ☊ also ☊
He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him. ☊ alter ☊
We had no alternative but to fire Gibson. ☊ alternative ☊
amazed how...: She was amazed how little he had changed. ☊ amazed ☊
It had been her lifelong ambition. ☊ ambition ☊
We've had an enormous amount of help from people. ☊ amount ☊
anger at sb/sth: He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. ☊ anger ☊
annoyed that...: I was annoyed that they hadn't turned up. ☊ annoyed ☊
Have you had an answer to your letter? ☊ answer ☊
She had no answer to the accusations. ☊ answer ☊
She asked if we had any questions. ☊ any ☊
Over the years, Rosie and I had drifted apart. ☊ apart ☊
We had to take the engine apart. ☊ apart ☊
It was a difficult time. Apart from everything else, we had financial problems. ☊ apart from ☊
I thought she had retired, but apparently she hasn't. ☊ apparently ☊
She had never been greatly concerned about her appearance. ☊ appearance ☊
She hadn't heard his approach and jumped as the door opened. ☊ approach ☊
The tumour had not spread to other areas of the body. ☊ area ☊
argument (with sb) (about/over sth): We had an argument with the waiter about the bill. ☊ argument ☊
She had armed herself for the meeting with all the latest statistics. ☊ arm ☊
arrangement that...: They had an arrangement that the children would spend two weeks with each parent. ☊ arrangement ☊
She had been there often as a child (= when she was a child). ☊ as ☊
They did as I had asked. ☊ as ☊
He behaved as if nothing had happened. ☊ as if/as though ☊
It sounds as though you had a good time. ☊ as if/as though ☊
ask sb where, what, etc...: I had to ask the teacher what to do next. ☊ ask ☊
She felt she had looked at the problem from every aspect. ☊ aspect ☊
This was one aspect of her character he hadn't seen before. ☊ aspect ☊
The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me. ☊ association ☊
Incense always had associations with religion for him. ☊ association ☊
assume sb/sth to be/have sth: I had assumed him to be a Belgian. ☊ assume ☊
attract sb: I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. ☊ attract ☊
I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult). ☊ awful ☊
She had a baby last year. ☊ baby ☊
They had their hands tied behind their backs. ☊ back ☊
He now realized that it had been a bad decision on his part. ☊ bad ☊
The crowd had to stand behind barriers. ☊ barrier ☊
He had been abroad many times. ☊ be ☊
She became a lawyer as her father had before her. ☊ before ☊
It had been fine the week before (= the previous week). ☊ before ☊
That had happened long before (= a long time earlier). ☊ before ☊
He behaved as if/though nothing had happened. ☊ behave ☊
I had fallen so far behind that it seemed pointless trying to catch up. ☊ behind ☊
I've had the benefit of a good education. ☊ benefit ☊
He had a bet on the horses. ☊ bet ☊
I did it for a bet (= because sb had agreed to pay me money if I did). ☊ bet ☊
The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall. ☊ between ☊
I had to choose between the two jobs. ☊ between ☊
He had this great big grin on his face. ☊ big ☊
He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards. ☊ board ☊
She had injuries to her head and body. ☊ body ☊
She had a beautiful face with very good bone structure. ☊ bone ☊
borrow sth off sb: I had to borrow the money off a friend. ☊ borrow ☊
Teachers spotted that he had a good brain at an early age. ☊ brain ☊
She had broken the world 100 metres record. ☊ break ☊
The back section of the plane had broken off. ☊ break off ☊
We had our car broken into last week. ☊ break into sth ☊
Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside. ☊ break sth down ☊
Burglars had broken in while we were away. ☊ break in ☊
They had escaped to America shortly before war broke out in 1939. ☊ break out ☊
Fighting had broken out between rival groups of fans. ☊ break out ☊
We had a weekend break in New York. ☊ break ☊
We had to stop for breath before we got to the top. ☊ breath ☊
She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing). ☊ breath ☊
He had spoken to Emma only briefly. ☊ briefly ☊
Mismanagement had brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy. ☊ bring ☊
leaves of various shades of brown ☊ brown ☊
build sth for sb: They had a house built for them. ☊ build ☊
The dog had buried its bone in the garden. ☊ bury ☊
Have you had a busy day ? ☊ busy ☊
We had a busy weekend lined up. ☊ busy ☊
We had to work by candlelight. ☊ by ☊
I could tell by the look on her face that something terrible had happened. ☊ by ☊
the shadow Cabinet (= the most important members of the opposition party) ☊ cabinet ☊
calculate how much, what, etc.: It is impossible to calculate what influence he had on her life. ☊ calculate ☊
Someone had carelessly left a window open. ☊ carelessly ☊
Our lawyer didn't think we had a case (= had enough good arguments to win in a court of law). ☊ case ☊
In some cases people have had to wait several weeks for an appointment. ☊ case ☊
catch yourself doing sth: She caught herself wondering whether she had made a mistake. ☊ catch ☊
The roof was leaking and I had to use a bucket to catch the drips. ☊ catch ☊
After missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others. ☊ catch up (with sb) ☊
The food was excellent—I had no cause for complaint. ☊ cause ☊
The service was a celebration of his life (= praised what he had done in his life). ☊ celebration ☊
certain (that)...: She wasn't certain (that) he had seen her. ☊ certain ☊
It was the chance she had been waiting for. ☊ chance ☊
We lost him in the narrow streets and had to give up the chase (= stop chasing him). ☊ chase ☊
I had a long chat with her. ☊ chat ☊
She cheerfully admitted that she had no experience at all (= she wasn't afraid to do so). ☊ cheerfully ☊
If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow. ☊ choice ☊
He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do). ☊ choice ☊
Sandy had to tell his tale in halting Italian. Since Franco spoke no English, he had no choice in the matter. ☊ choice ☊
choose between A and/or B: She had to choose between staying in the UK or going home. ☊ choose ☊
Anne Boleyn had her head chopped off. ☊ chop sth off (sth) ☊
claim sth from sth: She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered. ☊ claim ☊
They had no claim on the land. ☊ claim ☊
As the dust cleared, we saw that the whole ceiling had come down. ☊ clear ☊
clear sth/sb: I had cleared my desk before I left. ☊ clear ☊
The streets had been cleared of snow. ☊ clear ☊
The remains of the snow had been cleared from the streets. ☊ clear ☊
I had no idea the beach was so close. ☊ close ☊
She had closeted herself away in her room. ☊ closet ☊
We had lunch at the golf club. ☊ club ☊
Dirt had collected in the corners of the room. ☊ collect ☊
combine to do sth: Several factors had combined to ruin our plans. ☊ combine ☊
A button had come off my coat. ☊ come off (sth) ☊
They had enough money to live in comfort in their old age. ☊ comfort ☊
I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours). ☊ compare ☊
complaint (that...): a complaint that he had been unfairly treated ☊ complaint ☊
Everyone who was directly concerned in (= had some responsibility for) the incident has now resigned. ☊ concern ☊
They were more concerned with how the other women had dressed than with what the speaker was saying. ☊ concerned ☊
The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks (= had to stay in the barracks, as a punishment). ☊ confine ☊
She knew that she had to confront her fears. ☊ confront ☊
This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber. ☊ confront ☊
The children gave a confused account of what had happened. ☊ confused ☊
Fighting had broken out and all was chaos and confusion. ☊ confusion ☊
I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. ☊ connect ☊
She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware of its contents. ☊ content ☊
The teacher had no control over the children. ☊ control ☊
I had a long conversation with her the other day. ☊ conversation ☊
He has been cool towards me ever since we had that argument. ☊ cool ☊
Let's sit in the shade and keep cool. ☊ cool ☊
They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier. ☊ correct ☊
The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost. ☊ cost ☊
We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs. ☊ cost ☊
count for sth: The fact that she had apologized counted for nothing with him. ☊ count ☊
count (up) how many...: She began to count up how many guests they had to invite. ☊ count ☊
I asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards. ☊ counter ☊
A small crowd had gathered outside the church. ☊ crowd ☊
Police had to break up the crowd. ☊ crowd ☊
He lifted the cup for the fifth time this year (= it was the fifth time he had won). ☊ cup ☊
I was curious to find out what she had said. ☊ curious ☊
The baby had dark eyes and dark curls. ☊ curl ☊
cut sth + adj.: He's had his hair cut really short. ☊ cut ☊
cut sth + adj.: She had fallen and cut her head open. ☊ cut ☊
He had his finger cut off in an accident at work. ☊ cut sth off ☊
They had to take a 20% cut in pay. ☊ cut ☊
There had been much debate on the issue of childcare. ☊ debate ☊
He had run up credit card debts of thousands of dollars. ☊ debt ☊
The landlord had let the building fall into decay. ☊ decay ☊
The affair had exposed deep divisions within the party. ☊ deep ☊
The world champion has only had two defeats in 20 fights. ☊ defeat ☊
They finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful). ☊ defeat ☊
His health had always been delicate. ☊ delicate ☊
demonstrate how, what, etc...: His sudden departure had demonstrated how unreliable he was. ☊ demonstrate ☊
deny (that)...: She denied (that) there had been any cover-up. ☊ deny ☊
They had received no news of him since his departure from the island. ☊ departure ☊
The villages had been deserted. ☊ desert ☊
The house had everything you could desire. ☊ desire ☊
He had an eye for detail (= noticed and remembered small details). ☊ detail ☊
'We had a terrible time—' 'Oh, spare me the details (= don't tell me any more).' ☊ detail ☊
They had survived by sheer determination. ☊ determination ☊
it is determined that...: It was determined that she had died of natural causes. ☊ determine ☊
The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition. ☊ determined ☊
The car developed engine trouble and we had to stop. ☊ develop ☊
He got into difficulties while swimming and had to be rescued. ☊ difficulty ☊
I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave. ☊ difficulty ☊
I had no difficulty (in) making myself understood. ☊ difficulty ☊
disagreement (with sb): They have had several disagreements with their neighbours. ☊ disagreement ☊
The movie had disappointed her (= it wasn't as good as she had expected). ☊ disappoint ☊
The team has had a disappointing start to the season. ☊ disappointing ☊
disapprove of sb/sth: He strongly disapproved of the changes that had been made. ☊ disapprove ☊
discovery (that...): She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful. ☊ discovery ☊
discussion (with sb) (about/on sb/sth): We had a discussion with them about the differences between Britain and the US. ☊ discussion ☊
Much as she disliked going to funerals (= although she did not like it at all), she knew she had to be there. ☊ dislike ☊
do doing sth: I could have done without being (= I wish I had not been) woken up at three in the morning. ☊ do without (sb/sth) ☊
I had to bend double to get under the table. ☊ double ☊
The prosecution was able to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the woman had been lying. ☊ beyond (any) doubt ☊
I've had my doubts about his work since he joined the firm. ☊ have your doubts (about sth) ☊
This meeting has been, without doubt, one of the most useful we have had so far. ☊ without/beyond doubt ☊
He had to go and lie down for a while. ☊ down ☊
Official projections of the spread of AIDS have mercifully been revised downwards (= it has been predicted that the disease will not spread as fast as had earlier been suggested). ☊ downwards ☊
The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices. ☊ dramatic ☊
I had a vivid dream about my old school. ☊ dream ☊
drink yourself + adj.: He had drunk himself unconscious on vodka. ☊ drink ☊
It was high summer and the rivers were dry (= had no water in them). ☊ dry ☊
The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding. ☊ due ☊
She's had her ears pierced. ☊ ear ☊
She had seen him earlier in the day. ☊ early ☊
As a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students. ☊ earn ☊
I couldn't eat another thing (= I have had enough food). ☊ eat ☊
Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely. ☊ effect ☊
Our favourite restaurant was closed, so we had to go elsewhere. ☊ elsewhere ☊
Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing. ☊ embarrassment ☊
He emerged from the shadows. ☊ emerge ☊
The government had to take emergency action. ☊ emergency ☊
The police had to employ force to enter the building. ☊ employ ☊
The house had been standing empty (= without people living in it) for some time. ☊ empty ☊
empty sth of sth: The room had been emptied of all furniture. ☊ empty ☊
Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat. ☊ empty ☊
I had never encountered such resistance before. ☊ encounter ☊
She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered. ☊ encounter ☊
I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers. ☊ encounter ☊
We had to hear about the whole journey from beginning to end. ☊ end ☊
After just one day, she had already made an enemy of her manager. ☊ enemy ☊
My car had to have a new engine. ☊ engine ☊
I've had enough of driving the kids around. ☊ have had enough (of sth/sb) ☊
I hadn't trained enough for the game. ☊ enough ☊
He had a real enthusiasm for the work. ☊ enthusiasm ☊
I had a narrow escape (= I was lucky to have escaped). ☊ escape ☊
I only had time to pack the bare essentials (= the most necessary things). ☊ essential ☊
The studio had all the essentials like heating and running water. ☊ essential ☊
He found that the report he had written had been overtaken by events (= it was no longer relevant). ☊ event ☊
In the normal course of events (= if things had happened as expected) she would have gone with him. ☊ event ☊
He's had a car ever since he was 18. ☊ ever since (...) ☊
He had every reason to be angry. ☊ every ☊
We had to stop every few miles. ☊ every ☊
Everything had gone. ☊ everything ☊
I was asked to give evidence (= to say what I knew, describe what I had seen, etc.) at the trial. ☊ evidence ☊
His words had exactly the opposite effect. ☊ exactly ☊
I had nothing on except for my socks. ☊ except ☊
Nobody had much money at the time and I was no exception. ☊ exception ☊
excuse (for doing sth): His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary. ☊ excuse ☊
I had a bad experience with fireworks once. ☊ experience ☊
He seems to have had some sort of religious experience. ☊ experience ☊
explain that...: Alex explained that his car had broken down. ☊ explain ☊
explanation (as to why...): an explanation as to why he had left early ☊ explanation ☊
'I had to see you,' he said, by way of explanation. ☊ explanation ☊
explode sth: There was a huge bang as if someone had exploded a rocket outside. ☊ explode ☊
The pub had an extension (= was allowed to stay open longer) on Christmas Eve. ☊ extension ☊
He had changed to such an extent (= so much) that I no longer recognized him. ☊ to... extent ☊
While I was saving I had no money for little extras or luxuries. ☊ extra ☊
It was the most extreme example of cruelty to animals I had ever seen. ☊ extreme ☊
Mark knew he had behaved extremely badly. ☊ extremely ☊
The room fell silent as she came face to face with the man who had tried to kill her. ☊ face to face (with sb) ☊
She had to face the fact that her life had changed forever. ☊ face ☊
She had to face up to the fact that she would never walk again. ☊ face up to sth ☊
He had supported the local team faithfully for 30 years. ☊ faithfully ☊
The room had fallen silent. ☊ fall ☊
fall into sth: I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train. ☊ fall ☊
The house had fallen into disrepair. ☊ fall ☊
September had come and the leaves were starting to fall. ☊ fall ☊
The handle had fallen off the drawer. ☊ fall ☊
I had a bad fall and broke my arm. ☊ fall ☊
They didn't want to raise any false hopes, but they believed her husband had escaped capture. ☊ FALSE ☊
an area with which I had been familiar since childhood ☊ familiar ☊
It had been a success far beyond their expectations. ☊ far ☊
They hadn't got any farther with the work (= they had made no progress). ☊ farther ☊
The police said that they had reacted as fast as they could. ☊ fast ☊
I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me. ☊ for fear of sth/of doing sth, for fear (that)... ☊
I had to feel about in the dark for the light switch. ☊ feel ☊
I felt (that) I had to apologize. ☊ feel ☊
It felt as though he had run a marathon. ☊ feel ☊
She had mixed feelings about giving up her job. ☊ feeling ☊
feeling (of sth): He suddenly had the feeling of being followed. ☊ feeling ☊
I had a nasty feeling that we were lost. ☊ feeling ☊
We've had a few replies. ☊ few ☊
Her mother had just given birth to another child, her fifth. ☊ fifth ☊
The fire crews had problems fighting the blaze. ☊ fight ☊
We had a fight over money. ☊ fight ☊
I had a fight with the ticket machine, which was being temperamental. ☊ fight ☊
She's always had a good figure. ☊ figure ☊
I saw a shadowy figure approaching. ☊ figure ☊
By 2009, this figure had risen to 14 million. ☊ figure ☊
The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster. ☊ fill ☊
The ditches had filled up with mud. ☊ fill up (with sth), fill sth up (with sth) ☊
The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year. ☊ find ☊
find that...: We found out later that we had been at the same school. ☊ find out (about sth/sb), find out sth (about sth/sb) ☊
It was a close finish, as they had predicted. ☊ finish ☊
Sam had lit a fire to welcome us home. ☊ fire ☊
Several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning). ☊ fire ☊
A candle had set the curtains on fire. ☊ fire ☊
A small fire had started in the kitchen. ☊ fire ☊
We had to fire him for dishonesty. ☊ fire ☊
It was the first time they had ever met. ☊ first ☊
First I had to decide what to wear. ☊ first ☊
I had to fit ten appointments into one morning. ☊ fit sb/sth in, fit sb/sth in/into sth ☊
fit (for sth): He's had a bad cold and isn't fit enough for work yet. ☊ fit ☊
My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become. ☊ fixed ☊
The trap had cut deeply into the rabbit's flesh. ☊ flesh ☊
A wasp had flown in through the window. ☊ fly ☊
fold sth (back, down, over, etc.): The blankets had been folded down. ☊ fold ☊
force sth + adj.: The door had been forced open. ☊ force ☊
I was forced to take a taxi because the last bus had left. ☊ force ☊
I was forgetting (= I had forgotten) (that) you've been here before. ☊ forget ☊
They made out a shadowy form in front of them. ☊ form ☊
He had to choose between giving up his job and giving up his principles. He chose the former. ☊ former ☊
I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn. ☊ formerly ☊
I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors. ☊ fortune ☊
Fortune smiled on me (= I had good luck). ☊ fortune ☊
The photograph had been framed. ☊ frame ☊
They had to be cut free from their car after the accident. ☊ free ☊
By the end of May nearly 100 of an estimated 2 000 political prisoners had been freed. ☊ free ☊
Thanks to the automobile, Americans soon had a freedom of movement previously unknown. ☊ freedom ☊
freeze sth (up): Ten degrees of frost had frozen the lock on the car. ☊ freeze ☊
freeze sth: The cold weather had frozen the ground. ☊ freeze ☊
She had had her hair freshly washed and styled. ☊ freshly ☊
They had a quarrel, but they're friends again now. ☊ be/make friends (with sb) ☊
The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake. ☊ in front of ☊
We had seats in the front row. ☊ front ☊
He'd had a very full life. ☊ full ☊
She was full of admiration for the care she had received. ☊ full ☊
She had fully recovered from the accident. ☊ fully ☊
We had a lot of fun at Sarah's party. ☊ fun ☊
We had walked further than I had realized. ☊ further ☊
The party had a net gain of nine seats on the local council. ☊ gain ☊
get sb/sth + adv./prep.: The general had to get his troops across the river. ☊ get ☊
I had lunch with a girlfriend. ☊ girlfriend ☊
She had given the assignment an A. ☊ give ☊
She didn't give up work when she had the baby. ☊ give sth up ☊
I left my bike outside the library and when I came out again it had gone. ☊ go ☊
He's amazingly cheerful considering all he's had to go through. ☊ go through sth ☊
There wasn't time for breakfast, so I had to go without. ☊ go without (sth) ☊
He headed the ball into an open goal (= one that had nobody defending it). ☊ goal ☊
good (about sth): I had to take a week off work but my colleagues were very good about it. ☊ good ☊
The play had good reviews. ☊ good ☊
By the time we arrived, someone had grabbed all the good seats. ☊ grab ☊
These lands had been granted to the family in perpetuity. ☊ grant ☊
We had a great time in Madrid. ☊ great ☊
A great crowd had gathered. ☊ great ☊
The concert had been a great success. ☊ great ☊
We had to go over the same ground (= talk about the same things again) in class the next day. ☊ ground ☊
guess (that)...: You would never guess (that) she had problems. She's always so cheerful. ☊ guess ☊
John had a guilty look on his face. ☊ guilty ☊
I had a guilty conscience and could not sleep. ☊ guilty ☊
She had committed suicide by hanging herself from a beam. ☊ hang ☊
He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him. ☊ hang ☊
I've had a long hard day. ☊ hard ☊
They had put in hours of hard graft. ☊ hard ☊
She's had a hard life. ☊ hard ☊
We had hardly sat down to supper when the phone rang. ☊ hardly ☊
Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly. ☊ hardly ☊
I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn't been there. ☊ hate ☊
She had some friends with her. ☊ have ☊
We had some friends to dinner last night. ☊ have ☊
have sb/sth doing sth: He had his audience listening attentively. ☊ have ☊
She had her bag stolen. ☊ have ☊
You've had your hair cut! ☊ have ☊
I had a letter from my brother this morning. ☊ have ☊
How many driving lessons have you had so far? ☊ have ☊
His paintings had a strong influence on me as a student. ☊ have ☊
I had a swim to cool down. ☊ have ☊
I had a cigarette while I was waiting. ☊ have ☊
I went to a few parties and had a good time. ☊ have ☊
He had the strong impression that someone was watching him. ☊ have ☊
Mary had her back to me. ☊ have ☊
I soon had the fish in a net. ☊ have ☊
He had his head in his hands. ☊ have ☊
have sth: The ham had a smoky flavour. ☊ have ☊
In 2008 the party had 10 000 members. ☊ have ☊
He had a new car and a boat. ☊ have ☊
She had a red jacket on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
He had nothing (= no clothes) on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
She'll have had the results by now. ☊ have ☊
Had they left before you got there? ☊ have ☊
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it. ☊ have ☊
Had I known that (= if I had known that) I would never have come. ☊ have ☊
It was a chance to heal the wounds in the party (= to repair the damage that had been done). ☊ heal ☊
hear sth: We had heard nothing for weeks. ☊ hear ☊
She'd had a heavy day. ☊ heavy ☊
She felt sure the letter had some hidden meaning. ☊ hide ☊
We had high hopes for the business (= we believed it would be successful). ☊ high ☊
The rooms had high ceilings. ☊ high ☊
I had to hold my stomach in (= pull the muscles flat) to zip up my jeans. ☊ hold ☊
Water had collected in the holes in the road. ☊ hole ☊
I haven't had a decent holiday for years. ☊ holiday ☊
He had always wanted a real home with a wife and children. ☊ home ☊
With a look of horror, he asked if the doctor thought he had cancer. ☊ horror ☊
He had to go to the hospital for treatment. ☊ hospital ☊
How he wished he had been there! ☊ how ☊
He had a wide mouth and humorous grey eyes. ☊ humorous ☊
His eyes had a wild hungry look in them. ☊ hungry ☊
He had to leave in a hurry. ☊ in a hurry ☊
She was deeply hurt that she had not been invited. ☊ hurt ☊
I had some idea of what the job would be like. ☊ idea ☊
idea (for sth): He already had an idea for his next novel. ☊ idea ☊
Her family expected her to go to college, but she had other ideas. ☊ idea ☊
I've had a brilliant idea! ☊ idea ☊
I had no idea she'd had such a difficult life. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
You would know what was going on if you'd (= you had) listened. ☊ if ☊
If only I had gone by taxi. ☊ if only ☊
I had a mental image of what she would look like. ☊ image ☊
I had an imaginary friend when I was a child. ☊ imaginary ☊
imagine sth: The house was just as she had imagined it. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine sb/sth to be/do sth: I had imagined her to be older than that. ☊ imagine ☊
my immediate predecessor in the job (= the person who had the job just before me) ☊ immediate ☊
She was suitably impressed (= as impressed as sb had hoped) with the painting. ☊ impressed ☊
It's the first letter I've had in ten days. ☊ in ☊
It was the first time that she had lived independently. ☊ independently ☊
They had made industrial quantities of food (= a lot). ☊ industrial ☊
The wound from the dog bite had become infected. ☊ infected ☊
He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant information. ☊ information ☊
For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China. ☊ inside ☊
We had to move inside (= indoors) when it started to rain. ☊ inside ☊
We just had soup instead of a full meal. ☊ instead of ☊
We finished later than we had intended. ☊ intend ☊
By that time I had lost (all) interest in the idea. ☊ interest ☊
She couldn't speak much English so her children had to interpret for her. ☊ interpret ☊
Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes. ☊ into ☊
I wish mobile phones had never been invented! ☊ invent ☊
She had a will of iron (= it was very strong). ☊ iron ☊
The dog had hurt its paw. ☊ its ☊
She's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly). ☊ job ☊
I'm afraid you've had a wasted journey (= you cannot do what you have come to do). ☊ journey ☊
When you arrived he had only just left. ☊ just ☊
I was just beginning to enjoy myself when we had to leave. ☊ just ☊
I didn't mean to upset you. It's just that I had to tell somebody. ☊ just ☊
justify sth: Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her. ☊ justify ☊
She had trouble keeping her balance. ☊ keep ☊
Vandals had kicked the door down. ☊ kick ☊
I had a kind of feeling this might happen. ☊ a kind of ☊
They had to knock the door down to get in. ☊ knock ☊
knock sth: The criticism had knocked (= damaged) her self-esteem. ☊ knock ☊
Sailors had to know lots of different knots. ☊ knot ☊
They could relax safe in the knowledge that they had the funding for the project. ☊ knowledge ☊
I've had too many late nights recently (= when I've gone to bed very late). ☊ late ☊
Much later on, she realized what he had meant. ☊ later on ☊
They had laid the groundwork for future development. ☊ lay ☊
The situation is far worse than we had been led to believe. ☊ lead ☊
learn (that)...: We were very surprised to learn (that) she had got married again. ☊ learn ☊
He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind. ☊ leave ☊
He hadn't been asked to the party and was feeling very left out. ☊ leave sb/sth out (of sth) ☊
He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait. ☊ length ☊
She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time). ☊ length ☊
James lost his licence for six months (= had his licence taken away by the police as a punishment). ☊ licence ☊
license sb/sth to do sth: They had licensed the firm to produce the drug. ☊ license ☊
In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. ☊ life ☊
He has had a good life. ☊ life ☊
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). ☊ life ☊
They could see that the company had a limited life (= it was going to close). ☊ life ☊
Lighter shades suit you best. ☊ light ☊
I, like everyone else, had read these stories in the press. ☊ like ☊
His arrogance knew (= had) no limits. ☊ limit ☊
The train was delayed because a tree had fallen across the line. ☊ line ☊
He had been listening at the door. ☊ listen ☊
The doctors said he only had six months to live. ☊ live ☊
She had long dark hair. ☊ long ☊
It wasn't long before she had persuaded him (= it only took a short time). ☊ long ☊
They had long since (= a long time before the present time) moved away. ☊ long ☊
I haven't had time to look at (= read) the papers yet. ☊ look at sth ☊
She had a worried look on her face. ☊ look ☊
I've had a good look for it, but I can't find it. ☊ look ☊
The sheep had got out and were loose on the road. ☊ loose ☊
The horse had broken loose (= escaped) from its tether. ☊ loose ☊
During the night, somebody had cut the boat loose from its moorings. ☊ loose ☊
He had become a well-loved member of staff. ☊ love ☊
We've had a lovely time. ☊ lovely ☊
So far I have had no luck with finding a job. ☊ luck ☊
She counted herself lucky that she still had a job. ☊ lucky ☊
They realized that he had gone mad. ☊ mad ☊
a place of secret shadows and ancient magic ☊ magic ☊
majority (over sb): They had a large majority over their nearest rivals. ☊ majority ☊
They had important matters to discuss. ☊ matter ☊
I did not feel that we had got to the heart of the matter (= the most important part). ☊ matter ☊
We needed to get to London but we had no means of transport. ☊ means ☊
melt sth: The sun had melted the snow. ☊ melt ☊
He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him. ☊ memory ☊
The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory. ☊ memory ☊
Mentally, I began making a list of things I had to do. ☊ mentally ☊
We've had an urgent message saying that your father's ill. ☊ message ☊
They had to leave at midnight. ☊ midnight ☊
She had a lively and enquiring mind. ☊ mind ☊
He had the body of a man and the mind of a child. ☊ mind ☊
Watching TV all evening wasn't exactly what I had in mind! ☊ have sb/sth in mind (for sth) ☊
mind that...: He minded that he hadn't been asked. ☊ mind ☊
The room had a minimum of furniture. ☊ minimum ☊
British athletes had mixed fortunes in yesterday's competition. ☊ mixed ☊
The architect had produced a scale model of the proposed shopping complex. ☊ model ☊
He had to wait for months for the visas to come through. ☊ month ☊
It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than of an accident. ☊ more ☊
I had no complaints and no more (= neither) did Tom. ☊ more ☊
She had the most money of all of them. ☊ most ☊
Most of the people I had invited turned up. ☊ most ☊
I had to play it without the music. ☊ music ☊
He had a narrow escape when his car skidded on the ice. ☊ narrow ☊
He was the nearest thing to (= the person most like) a father she had ever had. ☊ near ☊
He had a neat methodical mind. ☊ neat ☊
I had no need to open the letter—I knew what it would say. ☊ need ☊
She had no more need of me. ☊ need ☊
The crisis had a negative effect on trade. ☊ negative ☊
We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours. ☊ neighbour ☊
I hadn't been to New York before and neither had Jane. ☊ neither ☊
I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him. ☊ neither ☊
nervous (about/of doing sth): He had been nervous about inviting us. ☊ nervous ☊
I never knew (= didn't know until now) you had a twin sister. ☊ never ☊
The old system had its flaws, but nevertheless it was preferable to the new one. ☊ nevertheless ☊
Have you had any news of Patrick? ☊ news ☊
Messengers brought news that the battle had been lost. ☊ news ☊
We all had the flu last week—it wasn't very nice. ☊ nice ☊
You'll feel better after you've had a good night's sleep. ☊ night ☊
'She's had an accident.' 'Oh, no!' ☊ no ☊
We had to shout above the noise of the traffic. ☊ noise ☊
The shares had already been trading north of £30. ☊ north ☊
I had nothing like enough time to answer all the questions. ☊ nothing like ☊
There was a notice on the board saying the class had been cancelled. ☊ notice ☊
He had always obeyed his parents without question. ☊ obey ☊
It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated. ☊ obvious ☊
I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health. ☊ occasion ☊
She had the oddest feeling that he was avoiding her. ☊ odd ☊
She felt, oddly, that they had been happier when they had no money. ☊ oddly ☊
He's had his beard shaved off. ☊ off ☊
He's had ten days off school. ☊ off ☊
He was not aware that he had committed an offence. ☊ offence ☊
offer (sth): Josie had offered her services as a guide ☊ offer ☊
I've had an offer of $2 500 for the car. ☊ offer ☊
We had more room in our old house. ☊ old ☊
He had been hit on the head. ☊ on ☊
On arriving home I discovered they had gone. ☊ on ☊
We didn't know how we would cope once the money had gone. ☊ once ☊
We've had one or two problems—nothing serious. ☊ one or two ☊
He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read. ☊ not only... but (also)... ☊
Kasparov had left his bishop open (= not protected, in a game of chess ). ☊ open ☊
The house had been thrown open to the public. ☊ open ☊
She had left the door wide open. ☊ open ☊
She had difficulty keeping her eyes open (= because she was very tired). ☊ open ☊
Everyone had an opinion on the subject. ☊ opinion ☊
I had no option but to (= I had to) ask him to leave. ☊ option ☊
a pale shade of orange ☊ orange ☊
The house had been kept in good order. ☊ order ☊
Originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece. ☊ originally ☊
We haven't had a night out for weeks. ☊ out ☊
The fire had burnt itself out. ☊ out ☊
He did the work so badly that I had to do it all over again myself. ☊ (all) over again ☊
They had a wonderful view over the park. ☊ over ☊
The car had toppled over the cliff. ☊ over ☊
The dead woman had been overcome by smoke. ☊ overcome ☊
paint (sth): We've had the house painted. ☊ paint ☊
paint sth on sth: Slogans had been painted on the walls. ☊ paint ☊
I've had enough of the pair of you! ☊ pair ☊
a paler shade of green ☊ pale ☊
Six months passed and we still had no news of them. ☊ pass ☊
A week went past and nothing had changed. ☊ past ☊
The director paid tribute to all she had done for the charity. ☊ pay ☊
I had to pay out £500 to get my car repaired. ☊ pay sth out ☊
I had a hard time getting him to pay up. ☊ pay up ☊
I would work better if I had some peace and quiet. ☊ peace ☊
He had a peaceful life. ☊ peaceful ☊
He had a few pennies in his pocket. ☊ penny ☊
He stood perfectly still until the danger had passed. ☊ perfectly ☊
I think perhaps you've had enough to drink tonight. ☊ perhaps ☊
Like Picasso, she too had a blue period. ☊ period ☊
She had decided to settle permanently in France. ☊ permanently ☊
I had a letter from the people who used to live next door. ☊ person ☊
He had to pick up his welfare cheque in person. ☊ in person ☊
Have you had any dealings with any of the suspects, either personally or professionally? ☊ personally ☊
She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living. ☊ persuade ☊
I hadn't got my phone with me. ☊ phone ☊
Physically, she hadn't changed much. ☊ physically ☊
We had our picture taken in front of the hotel. ☊ picture ☊
The boat had been smashed to pieces on the rocks. ☊ piece ☊
Our car is falling to pieces, we've had it so long. ☊ fall to pieces ☊
A message had been pinned to the noticeboard. ☊ pin ☊
He had no pity for her. ☊ pity ☊
She had marked her place with a bookmark. ☊ place ☊
The receiver had already clicked into place. ☊ in place ☊
A bomb had been placed under the seat. ☊ place ☊
plan on sth/on doing sth: We hadn't planned on going anywhere this evening. ☊ plan ☊
plant sth with sth: The field had been ploughed and planted with corn. ☊ plant ☊
She had a metal plate inserted in her arm. ☊ plate ☊
He had always wanted to play Othello. ☊ play ☊
pleasure (of sth/of doing sth): She had the pleasure of seeing him look surprised. ☊ pleasure ☊
We had plenty to talk about. ☊ plenty ☊
We had reached the point when there was no money left. ☊ point ☊
'There won't be anywhere to park.' 'Oh, that's a (good) point.' (= I had not thought of that) ☊ point ☊
Someone had been poisoning his food. ☊ poison ☊
They have had a significant change in policy on paternity leave. ☊ policy ☊
The soldiers had to stand for hours without changing position. ☊ position ☊
From his position on the cliff top, he had a good view of the harbour. ☊ position ☊
positive (that...): She was positive that he had been there. ☊ positive ☊
We've had a very positive response to the idea. ☊ positive ☊
Overseas investment has had a positive effect on exports. ☊ positive ☊
What had seemed impossible now seemed a distinct possibility. ☊ possibility ☊
How could you possibly think that I had anything to do with it! ☊ possibly ☊
He had lost the power of speech. ☊ power ☊
He had to use all his powers of persuasion. ☊ power ☊
It was a prayer she had learnt as a child. ☊ prayer ☊
I had no time to prepare. ☊ prepare ☊
I had been preparing myself for this moment. ☊ prepare ☊
Her presence during the crisis had a calming effect. ☊ presence ☊
We pretended (that) nothing had happened. ☊ pretend ☊
They didn't have any real money so they had to pretend. ☊ pretend ☊
The car has only had one previous owner. ☊ previous ☊
We had met on two previous occasions. ☊ previous ☊
The building had previously been used as a hotel. ☊ previously ☊
I had visited them three days previously. ☊ previously ☊
I looked with pride at what I had achieved. ☊ pride ☊
They arrived at 7.30 as they had promised. ☊ promise ☊
We should have had a proper discussion before voting. ☊ proper ☊
proud that...: She was proud that her daughter had so much talent. ☊ proud ☊
The car had been his proudest possession. ☊ proud ☊
The government had to bow to public pressure. ☊ public ☊
The project became so expensive that we had to pull out. ☊ pull out (of sth) ☊
He was too trusting—or, to put it another way, he had no head for business. ☊ put ☊
She had never tried to put this feeling into words. ☊ put ☊
I couldn't read what she had put. ☊ put ☊
We had to put new locks on all the doors. ☊ put ☊
She put the phone down on me (= ended the call before I had finished speaking). ☊ put sth down ☊
We've had to put off our wedding until September. ☊ put sth off ☊
The students were questioned on the books they had been studying. ☊ question ☊
They had a quiet wedding. ☊ quiet ☊
I've had quite enough of your tantrums. ☊ quite ☊
Quite apart from all the work, he had financial problems. ☊ quite ☊
It had been raining hard all night. ☊ rain ☊
In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office. ☊ rather ☊
read that...: I read that he had resigned. ☊ read ☊
She never had any real friends at school. ☊ real ☊
I had no real interest in politics. ☊ real ☊
The situation was more complicated than they had at first realized. ☊ realize ☊
She complained, with reason (= rightly), that she had been underpaid. ☊ reason ☊
They hadn't reckoned on a rebellion. ☊ reckon on sth ☊
reflect that...: On the way home he reflected that the interview had gone well. ☊ reflect ☊
He held her in high regard (= had a good opinion of her). ☊ regard ☊
regard for sb/sth: I had great regard for his abilities. ☊ regard ☊
'I've had a wonderful life,' she said, 'I don't regret a thing.' ☊ regret ☊
relate how, what, etc...: She related how he had run away from home as a boy. ☊ relate ☊
She's had a series of miserable relationships. ☊ relationship ☊
It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and $500 was a fortune to us. ☊ relative ☊
She had a very relaxed manner. ☊ relaxed ☊
They had discovered human remains. ☊ remains ☊
remove sth: She has had the tumour removed. ☊ remove ☊
The victim had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest. ☊ repeatedly ☊
We had over 100 replies to our advertisement. ☊ reply ☊
it is reported that...: It was reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
report that...: The TV news reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
report what, how, etc...: She failed to report what had occurred. ☊ report ☊
He was there at the request of his manager/at his manager's request (= because his manager had asked him to go). ☊ request ☊
rescue sb/sth + adj.: She had despaired of ever being rescued alive. ☊ rescue ☊
We had given up hope of rescue. ☊ rescue ☊
respect sb/sth for sth: She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that. ☊ respect ☊
I did it on my own responsibility (= without being told to and being willing to take the blame if it had gone wrong). ☊ responsibility ☊
I had a good night's rest. ☊ rest ☊
We had a meal in a restaurant. ☊ restaurant ☊
Have you had your results yet? ☊ result ☊
return sb/sth to sb/sth: We had to return the hairdryer to the store because it was faulty. ☊ return ☊
I had to return to the store to look for my purse. ☊ return ☊
it is revealed that...: It was revealed that important evidence had been suppressed. ☊ reveal ☊
It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child. ☊ reverse ☊
The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended. ☊ reverse ☊
She had been reviewing the previous week on her way home. ☊ review ☊
Winning the match was just reward for the effort the team had made. ☊ reward ☊
ride sth: She had never ridden a horse before. ☊ ride ☊
The kids had a ride on an elephant at the zoo. ☊ ride ☊
She had every right to be angry. ☊ right ☊
They had fought hard for equal rights. ☊ right ☊
They both had some right on their side. ☊ right ☊
He wouldn't apologize. He knew he was in the right (= had justice on his side). ☊ right ☊
She had dark rings a round her eyes from lack of sleep. ☊ ring ☊
He had been robbed of his dignity. ☊ rob sb/sth of sth ☊
When I was younger, I had romantic ideas of becoming a writer. ☊ romantic ☊
The corner of the classroom was damp where the roof had leaked. ☊ roof ☊
They had to sit in the waiting room for an hour. ☊ room ☊
He's had a really rough time recently (= he's had a lot of problems). ☊ rough ☊
We had a rough passage across to the island. ☊ rough ☊
She had a small mouth and round pink cheeks. ☊ round ☊
A large crowd had gathered round to watch. ☊ round ☊
He had a scarf round his neck. ☊ round ☊
rub against sth: Animals had been rubbing against the trees. ☊ rub ☊
rub sth (+ adj.): The horse's neck was rubbed raw (= until the skin came off) where the rope had been. ☊ rub ☊
The house had been left to go to ruin. ☊ ruin ☊
The terrorist attack had left the city in a state of ruin ☊ ruin ☊
Stan had the chainsaw running. ☊ run ☊
Her life had always run smoothly before. ☊ run ☊
I had to run to catch the bus. ☊ run ☊
rush sth: We had to rush our meal. ☊ rush ☊
The note looked like it had been written in a rush. ☊ rush ☊
He had a rush of blood to the head and punched the man. ☊ rush ☊
sad (that...): I was sad that she had to go. ☊ sad ☊
We had some sad news yesterday. ☊ sad ☊
Sadly, after eight years of marriage they had grown apart. ☊ sadly ☊
They had hoped to win and were sadly disappointed. ☊ sadly ☊
She was wearing the same dress that I had on. ☊ same ☊
He had the satisfaction of seeing his book become a best-seller. ☊ satisfaction ☊
satisfy sb/yourself (that)...: Once I had satisfied myself (that) it was the right decision, we went ahead. ☊ satisfy ☊
We've had quite a scare. ☊ scare ☊
I had to stand up in front of the whole school. ☊ school ☊
Some graffiti had been scratched on the back of the door. ☊ scratch ☊
search sth: His house had clearly been searched and the book was missing. ☊ search ☊
They had finished in/within seconds. ☊ second ☊
The police had secretly filmed the conversations. ☊ secretly ☊
see (that)...: He could see (that) she had been crying. ☊ see ☊
I had the sense that he was worried about something. ☊ sense ☊
The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen. ☊ series ☊
He had to settle his affairs (= arrange all his personal business) in Paris before he could return home. ☊ settle ☊
a delicate/pale/rich/soft shade of blue ☊ shade ☊
Cool pastel shades are just right for summer. ☊ shade ☊
I bought a new shade for the lamp. ☊ shade ☊
an eyeshade ☊ shade ☊
We sat down in the shade of the wall. ☊ shade ☊
The temperature can reach 40°C in the shade. ☊ shade ☊
The trees provide shade for the animals in the summer. ☊ shade ☊
These plants grow well in sun or shade. ☊ shade ☊
His face was deep in shadow, turned away from her. ☊ shadow ☊
I thought I saw a figure standing in the shadows. ☊ shadow ☊
The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. ☊ shadow ☊
The ship's sail cast a shadow on the water. ☊ shadow ☊
The shadows lengthened as the sun went down. ☊ shadow ☊
He didn't want to cast a shadow on (= spoil) their happiness. ☊ shadow ☊
Her hands had started to shake. ☊ shake ☊
They shook hands on the deal (= to show that they had reached an agreement). ☊ shake ☊
His ideas had been shaped by his experiences during the war. ☊ shape ☊
She had a leading role in shaping party policy. ☊ shape ☊
The two friends shared everything—they had no secrets. ☊ share ☊
John had no brothers or sisters and wasn't used to sharing. ☊ share ☊
I've had my share of luck in the past. ☊ share ☊
The photograph is not very sharp (= there are no clear contrasts between areas of light and shade). ☊ sharp ☊
She still hadn't got over the shock of seeing him again. ☊ shock ☊
shock sb to do sth: I was shocked to hear that he had resigned. ☊ shock ☊
He had short curly hair. ☊ short ☊
She had objected to a photo showing her in a bikini. ☊ show ☊
She had a warm woollen hat and scarf on that left only her eyes and nose showing. ☊ show ☊
show yourself + adj.: She had shown herself unable to deal with money. ☊ show ☊
She had been violently sick. ☊ be sick ☊
He had placed himself directly in my line of sight. ☊ sight ☊
After ten days at sea, we had our first sight of land. ☊ sight ☊
If I had noticed the warning signs, none of this would have happened. ☊ sign ☊
Someone had forged her signature on the cheque. ☊ signature ☊
The drug has had no significant effect on stopping the spread of the disease. ☊ significant ☊
a two-minute silence in honour of those who had died ☊ silence ☊
She had a silly grin on her face. ☊ silly ☊
We had to wear these silly little hats. ☊ silly ☊
They've had to sell the family silver to pay the bills. ☊ silver ☊
We had a simple meal of soup and bread. ☊ simple ☊
Since the party she had only spoken to him once. ☊ since ☊
It was the first time I'd had visitors since I'd moved to London. ☊ since ☊
She had been worrying ever since the letter arrived. ☊ since ☊
I haven't had time to clear up, so I'm all at sixes and sevens. ☊ at sixes and sevens ☊
The business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six. ☊ hit/knock sb for six ☊
a shortage of skilled labour (= people who have had training in a skill) ☊ skilled ☊
I had to sleep on the sofa. ☊ sleep ☊
He never had the slightest intention of agreeing to it. ☊ slight ☊
His hat had slipped over one eye. ☊ slip ☊
I missed the fast train and had to get the slow one (= the one that stops at all the stations). ☊ slow ☊
Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail. ☊ small ☊
As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents. ☊ small ☊
A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected. ☊ small ☊
smash sth + adv./prep.: They had to smash holes in the ice. ☊ smash ☊
smash sth + adj.: We had to smash the door open. ☊ smash ☊
Several windows had been smashed. ☊ smash ☊
The dog had smelt a rabbit. ☊ smell ☊
He hadn't washed for days and was beginning to smell. ☊ smell ☊
I had to smile at (= was amused by) his optimism. ☊ smile ☊
Over the years, the stone steps had worn smooth. ☊ smooth ☊
We had snow in May this year. ☊ snow ☊
So I had a couple of drinks on the way home. What's wrong with that? ☊ so ☊
His partner left and he had to soldier on alone. ☊ soldier on ☊
She had refused all solid food. ☊ solid ☊
It was so cold that the stream had frozen solid. ☊ solid ☊
No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears. ☊ no sooner... than... ☊
I had a sort of feeling that he wouldn't come. ☊ a sort of sth ☊
I haven't had a spare moment this morning. ☊ spare ☊
spend itself: The storm had finally spent itself. ☊ spend ☊
Her dress had split along the seam. ☊ split ☊
He showed me the exact spot where he had asked her to marry him. ☊ spot ☊
spray sth + adj.: She's had the car sprayed blue. ☊ spray ☊
Within weeks, his confidence had spread throughout the team. ☊ spread ☊
Papers had been spread out on the desk. ☊ spread ☊
The book had rounded, not square, corners. ☊ square ☊
He had a firm, square jaw. ☊ square ☊
She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her. ☊ squeeze ☊
We had to carry the piano up three flights of stairs. ☊ stair ☊
There were no seats left so I had to stand up. ☊ stand up ☊
She had learnt to stand up for herself. ☊ stand up for sb/sth ☊
We've had problems (right) from the start. ☊ start ☊
I had my wallet stolen. ☊ steal ☊
He turned around and retraced his steps (= went back the way he had come). ☊ step ☊
He promised to help us and he stuck to his word (= he did as he had promised). ☊ stick to sth ☊
The weather was cold and wet. Still, we had a great time. ☊ still ☊
She had no stomach for the leftover stew. ☊ have no stomach for sth ☊
They had no stomach for a fight. ☊ have no stomach for sth ☊
I felt as if my heart had stopped. ☊ stop ☊
I've had a steady stream of visitors. ☊ stream ☊
If it had been left to me I would have put him out on the street long ago. ☊ (out) on the streets/street ☊
He had a physical strength that matched his outward appearance. ☊ strength ☊
After the guests had gone, I stripped all the beds (= removed all the sheets in order to wash them). ☊ strip ☊
strip A off/from B: Deer had stripped all the bark off the tree. ☊ strip ☊
strip B of A: Deer had stripped the tree of its bark. ☊ strip ☊
strip sb (to sth): He stood there stripped to the waist (= he had no clothes on the upper part of his body). ☊ strip ☊
She's had a strong will since she was a baby. ☊ strong ☊
She had to struggle into the tight dress. ☊ struggle ☊
succeed as sth: He had hoped to succeed as a violinist. ☊ succeed ☊
She was surprised by the book's success (= that it had sold a lot of copies). ☊ success ☊
The company has had another successful year. ☊ successful ☊
They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. ☊ such ☊
She longed to find somebody who understood her problems, and in him she thought she had found such a person. ☊ such ☊
'Well, did they offer it to you?' 'No, not as such, but they said I had a good chance.' ☊ as such ☊
I suddenly realized what I had to do. ☊ suddenly ☊
Her face had obviously caught the sun (= become red or brown) on holiday. ☊ sun ☊
I was driving westwards and I had the sun in my eyes (= the sun was shining in my eyes). ☊ sun ☊
The electricity supply (= the system supplying electricity) had been cut off. ☊ supply ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj.: She had supposed him (to be) very rich. ☊ suppose ☊
suppose sb/sth + noun: I had supposed his wife a younger woman. ☊ suppose ☊
She's supposed to have had hundreds of lovers. ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
We had a surprising amount in common. ☊ surprising ☊
The children had to survive by begging and stealing. ☊ survive ☊
As I had suspected all along, he was not a real policeman. ☊ suspect ☊
it is suspected that...: It was suspected that the drugs had been brought into the country by boat. ☊ suspect ☊
I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow. ☊ swallow ☊
swear sth: He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father. ☊ swear ☊
swear to sb/on sth (that)...: I swear to God I had nothing to do with it. ☊ swear ☊
swear sth: Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king. ☊ swear ☊
sweep sth + adj.: The showroom had been emptied and swept clean. ☊ sweep ☊
I had a craving for something sweet. ☊ sweet ☊
Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her. ☊ swell ☊
My name had been taken off the list. ☊ take ☊
Halfway through the chapter I realized I hadn't taken anything in. ☊ take sth in ☊
I had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects. ☊ talk ☊
I had to have a heart-to-heart talk with her. ☊ talk ☊
She looked worried so we had a talk. ☊ talk ☊
She tore up all the letters he had sent her. ☊ tear sth up ☊
Some places have had temperatures in the 40s (= over 40° centigrade ). ☊ temperature ☊
They had to move into temporary accommodation. ☊ temporary ☊
I've just had a terrible thought. ☊ terrible ☊
He had suffered terrible injuries. ☊ terrible ☊
I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come. ☊ terrible ☊
The newspaper had printed the full text of the president's speech. ☊ text ☊
So that's it—the fuse had gone. ☊ that's it ☊
They themselves had had a similar experience. ☊ themselves ☊
There wasn't anyone who hadn't enjoyed themselves. ☊ themselves ☊
Life was harder then because neither of us had a job. ☊ then ☊
There once was a poor farmer who had four sons. ☊ there ☊
I'm sorry my assignment isn't finished. The thing is, I've had a lot of other work this week. ☊ the thing is ☊
She had thought very deeply about this problem. ☊ think ☊
I had to do some quick thinking. ☊ thinking ☊
The boy was afraid and the dog had sensed this. ☊ this ☊
The work had not been done very thoroughly. ☊ thoroughly ☊
Though she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me. ☊ though ☊
I've just had a thought (= an idea). ☊ thought ☊
Their throats had been cut. ☊ throat ☊
Her knees had gone through (= made holes in) her jeans. ☊ through ☊
The bill had a difficult passage through Parliament. ☊ through ☊
The ceremony lasted two hours and we had to stand throughout. ☊ throughout ☊
They had a competition to see who could throw the furthest. ☊ throw ☊
He had to tie her hands together. ☊ tie ☊
I remember one time (= once) we had to abandon our car in the snow. ☊ time ☊
I had an awful time in the hospital. ☊ time ☊
We had to go and see the principal one at a time. ☊ at a time ☊
It had been a long tiring day. ☊ tiring ☊
I reached the station only to find that my train had already left. ☊ to ☊
The newspaper said voters had been turned off by the negative tone of the campaign. ☊ tone ☊
I've just had a tooth out at the dentist's. ☊ tooth ☊
The house they had offered us turned out to be a tiny apartment. ☊ turn out ☊
The weather became so bad that they had to turn back. ☊ turn back, turn sb/sth back ☊
Ten years of prison had turned him into an old man. ☊ turn sb/sth (from sth) into sth ☊
I've just become an uncle (= because your brother/sister has had a baby). ☊ uncle ☊
Under the terms of the lease you had no right to sublet the property. ☊ under ☊
They had arrived unexpectedly. ☊ unexpectedly ☊
They had been given an unfair advantage. ☊ unfair ☊
Unfortunately for him, the police had been informed and were waiting outside. ☊ unfortunately ☊
Until she spoke I hadn't realized she wasn't English. ☊ until ☊
The sun was already up (= had risen) when they set off. ☊ up ☊
They've had the road up (= with the surface broken or removed) to lay some pipes. ☊ up ☊
it upsets sb that...: It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it. ☊ upset ☊
She was upset that he had left without saying goodbye. ☊ upset ☊
urge to do sth: I had a sudden urge to hit him. ☊ urge ☊
The oven looked as if it had never been used. ☊ use ☊
useful (for sth/for doing sth): These plants are particularly useful for brightening up shady areas. ☊ useful ☊
I've had a varied career. ☊ varied ☊
She gave us her version of what had happened that day. ☊ version ☊
At last he had his very own car (= belonging to him and to nobody else). ☊ very ☊
He had a vision of a world in which there would be no wars. ☊ vision ☊
I had visions of us getting hopelessly lost. ☊ vision ☊
We had a visit from the police last night. ☊ visit ☊
He was suffering from flu and had lost his voice (= could not speak). ☊ voice ☊
wait (for sth): Leeds United had waited for success for eighteen years. ☊ wait ☊
wait to do sth: The hotel had a taxi waiting to collect us. ☊ wait ☊
wake from sth: She had just woken from a deep sleep. ☊ wake ☊
She missed the bus and had to walk home. ☊ walk ☊
wander from/off sth: They had wandered from the path into the woods. ☊ wander ☊
I went to the park and had a wander around. ☊ wander ☊
warn sb what, how, etc...: I had been warned what to expect. ☊ warn ☊
wash sth/sb + adj.: The beach had been washed clean by the tide. ☊ wash ☊
Part of the path had been washed away by the sea. ☊ wash sb/sth away ☊
The rain had washed away the footprints. ☊ wash sb/sth away ☊
It was not his way to admit that he had made a mistake. ☊ way ☊
Way back, when he was a boy, he had lived on a farm in Wales. ☊ way back (in...) ☊
The water had worn a channel in the rock. ☊ wear ☊
The inscription on the coin had worn away. ☊ wear away, wear sth away ☊
The steps had been worn away by the feet of thousands of pilgrims. ☊ wear away, wear sth away ☊
A spider had spun a perfect web outside the window. ☊ web ☊
In general, the changes they had made were to be welcomed. ☊ welcome ☊
I had the feeling we were not welcome at the meeting. ☊ welcome ☊
I spent what little time I had with my family. ☊ what ☊
He had just drifted off to sleep when the phone rang. ☊ when ☊
I asked him whether he had done it all himself or whether someone had helped him. ☊ whether ☊
And then Mary, who we had been talking about earlier, walked in. ☊ who ☊
Isobel, whose brother he was, had heard the joke before. ☊ whose ☊
He had a wild look in his eyes. ☊ wild ☊
The story had been wildly exaggerated. ☊ wildly ☊
You'll have had dinner already, I suppose. ☊ will ☊
wind sth (up): He had forgotten to wind his watch. ☊ wind ☊
The telephone wires had been cut. ☊ wire ☊
I wish I hadn't eaten so much. ☊ wish ☊
He had no wish to start a fight. ☊ wish ☊
I had an argument with my boss. ☊ with ☊
The shadows lengthened with the approach of sunset. ☊ with ☊
withdraw sb/sth (from sth): The horse had been withdrawn from the race. ☊ withdraw ☊
They had gone two days without food. ☊ without ☊
Several witnesses testified that there had been two gunmen. ☊ witness ☊
She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed. ☊ witness ☊
The novel is based on an event that he himself had witnessed. ☊ witness ☊
We had witnessed one of the most outstanding theatrical performances of the decade. ☊ witness ☊
We had a wonderful time last night. ☊ wonderful ☊
She had been out of work (= without a job) for a year. ☊ work ☊
They had little contact with the outside world (= people and places that were not part of their normal life). ☊ world ☊
You had me worried for a moment—I thought you were going to resign! ☊ you had me worried ☊
worse than sth: The interview was much worse than he had expected. ☊ worse ☊
Worst of all, I lost the watch my father had given me. ☊ worst ☊
He'd been in a fight and had obviously got the worst of it. ☊ get the worst of it ☊
If I had seen the advertisement in time I would have applied for the job. ☊ would ☊
They would never have met if she hadn't gone to Emma's party. ☊ would ☊
He died from the wounds he had received to his chest. ☊ wound ☊
He had been wounded in the arm. ☊ wound ☊
She had to write a report on the project. ☊ write ☊
The 'b' had been wrongly written as a 'd'. ☊ write ☊
The sentence had been wrongly translated. ☊ wrongly ☊
They knew they had acted wrongly. ☊ wrongly ☊
We've had a lot of fun over the years. ☊ year ☊
All her yesterdays had vanished without a trace. ☊ yesterday ☊
He had been a talented musician in his youth. ☊ youth ☊
The thermometer had fallen to zero. ☊ zero ☊
ombre ☊ il vivait dans son ombre et ne cherchait qu’à lui complaire ☊
abriter ☊ je sais où ce monstre s’abrite ☊
nuance ☊ vous ne pensez pas que c’est une belle nuance de bleu? ☊