I had

There wasn't time for breakfast, so I had to go without.

没有时间吃早饭，我也只好不吃了。

I had to choose between the two jobs.

我得在两份工作之间作出选择。

A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected.

通过考试的学生比我预计的少得多。

I had some idea of what the job would be like.

我对于这份工作有了一些了解。

He asked me with whom I had discussed it.

他问我和谁讨论过此事。

If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow.

如果让我选择，我明天就停止工作。

It was the first time I had set foot on African soil.

那是我第一次踏上非洲大地。

Most of the people I had invited turned up.

我邀请的人多半都来了。

I had no choice but to sign the contract.

我别无选择，只好签了合同。

I had a letter from the people who used to live next door.

我接到了过去的邻居写来的一封信。

It was the first time I had set foot on American soil.

那是我第一次踏足美洲大地。

I had a mental image of what she would look like.

我想象出她的大致模样。

I had a feel of the material.

我摸了一下这种织物。

I had the sense that he was worried about something.

我感觉他有心事。

He asked me who I had discussed it with.

他问我和谁讨论过此事。

I had a good night's rest.

我睡了一宿好觉。

I had to run like mad to catch the bus.

为了赶上公共汽车，我不得不拼命跑。

I had been out since I was 17.

我从17岁起就公开我是同性恋。

I had to go to hospital.

我得去医院看病。

'I had to see you,' he said, by way of explanation.

“我当时必须来找你。”他解释道。

I had a long conversation with her the other day.

前几天我与她作了一次长谈。

By that time I had lost interest in the idea.

那时我已经对此想法失去兴趣了。

I had to change schools every time my parents flitted.

我父母每次迁居，我都得换学校。

I had to go to the hospital.

我得去医院看病。

I had to bend double to get under the table.

我必须弓着身子才能钻到桌子底下。

The doctor said I had to stay in bed.

医生说我必须卧床休息。

I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.

我总是向往去国外工作。

I had no time to prepare.

我当时没时间准备。

I had to run away for fear he might one day kill me.

我只好逃走，生怕他有一天把我杀了。

When he said that, I had to agree.

他说了那话，我只好同意。