Example sentences of "i 'd [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The ring I 'd grasped as a baby
2 I 'd gone for a walk .
3 I 'd played at a club in Soho , even backed a few rock bands Lloyd had claimed to manage , and he 'd run a string of female mud wrestlers , mainly in the clip joint next door .
4 I 'd heard from a sceptic that there were only six basic shots in surfing photography and everything else was just window dressing .
5 ‘ Until the blunders it was one of the best games I 'd seen for a while . ’
6 Well that 's what he said oh no when he went to sleep I did I 'd done about a page this is what I read out , I went Professor Plop and the Time Machine .
7 AS a student , all I 'd done in a hospital was two weeks as a medical student , wandering around .
8 I 'd struggled through a freelance career using a wonderful old black upright Imperial typewriter , the kind hammered manically by Jack ( ‘ Cigarette me ! ’ )
9 The house was perfect — well , it would have been perfect ; it needed a complete overhaul , of course , redecorating from top to bottom , and then I 'd thought of building some guest-houses , and it seemed a little silly to have a villa with perfect anchorage unless I used it , so I 'd thought of a yacht
10 I 'd thought of a course of Lenten addresses . ’
11 A Canadian reviewer said they looked like people I 'd found at a bus-stop , which I was very flattered by . ’
12 Then , after I 'd walked about a bit and done my errands I suddenly felt much better .
13 My back , my great white back was scored with thirty or forty sharp red welts , regularly patterned , as if I 'd slept on a bed of nails .
14 No , who was that I 'd got ta a statement about then ?
15 She told you I 'd left with a bag .
16 Julie Rose would be there and would return the yellow shoes I 'd left in a dressing room two weeks ago .
17 In the past I 'd behaved in a way that made it impossible for women to stay with me — for instance , I 'd cut off emotionally , or refuse to have sex , or start seeing other women .
18 I lost a sodden pair of boots and socks , and William 's day bag , which I 'd borrowed for a rucksack .
19 The only touch I was remotely pleased with was an elegant , cane-handled parasol I 'd borrowed from a colleague .
20 I fingered Jo 's credit cards , which I 'd slipped into a trouser pocket .
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