Example sentences of "he 'd [vb pp] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Loc stared hard at her for a moment then glanced out across the clearing again , remembering suddenly the expression he 'd seen a few minutes before on the Frenchman 's face . |
| 2 | He said he 'd played a few years before but was very out of practice |
| 3 | ‘ He only found out what he 'd missed a few years ago when some German came in asking questions . |
| 4 | His name was Roger , and he 'd made a few stabs at conversation in the course of the night . |
| 5 | I think he got on er , quite well down there , because he 'd spent a few days up here he had a better idea of what he wanted to ask , and what he wanted to talk about and so on , but erm , only because his deadline 's and |
| 6 | It would n't have surprised her in the slightest if he 'd left a few minutes early , just for the pleasure of leaving her stranded . |
| 7 | And when I saw the landlady there she said that she did have a Mr there but he 'd left a few days ago , did n't know where he 'd got to . |
| 8 | Harry Andrews , who knew him for years , said , ‘ When he 'd had a few drinks he could be noisy . |
| 9 | Every time he 'd had a few drinks , they took starring roles in the fantasies that played themselves out in his head . |
| 10 | He 'd scattered a few items around the place so that anybody looking in through the window would get the impression that the owner was in residence but out for the day or the evening : a box of tissues and some magazines in the main room , a half-empty bottle of fresh milk and some crockery draining in the kitchen . |