Example sentences of "he 'd [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 He 'd speak out for a poor helpless old man like Donny , just as he did for Ireland . ’
2 One day he 'd wake up with a hole in his head , but that would n't change anything .
3 He 'd end up in a motorway bridge .
4 Another one of his tricks was to lurk behind the counter at the Turk 's Head so customers would think there was no one there , and then , when they were thinking of leaving or helping themselves to the jam doughnuts , he 'd leap on to a wooden box to bring his large dome head just above the level of the counter and say , ‘ Can I help you ? ’ in a very loud voice .
5 He told me he was n't planning to see Mum straightaway but that he 'd call round in a couple of days to comfort her .
6 It was quite easy , for she was standing at the front of the Council House talking to a large policeman and when Dad and I reached them he said , ‘ There you are Mrs. Maidment , I knew he 'd turn up like a bad penny ! ’
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