Example sentences of "they 'd [vb pp] a [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | London Irish thought they 'd scored a try here … the ref tho rightly gave a knock on … and the cherry and whites rolled on to take the lead with a penalty from Martin Roberts … another penalty apiece made it six three to Gloucester at half-time … but they deserved more … the forwards were fired up but so too was the exiles defence which took a fair old hammering … the turning point came at the start of the second half when referee David Matthews awarded Gloucester a penalty try … |
| 2 | In the small grease-laden kitchen the dishes they 'd eaten a meal off were in the sink . |
| 3 | United Airlines and American Airlines I 've been told are n't really all that good to fly with , mate of ours went up to the airport to pick his parents up , they just got back from a holiday in and er they flew and a , on a seven hour journey , where ever it was they come from , they did n't have any food , no food , nothing , what they done is they , they , they 'd taken a container off , but they had n't put a new one on . |
| 4 | no my wallet and some one handed it in and they 'd taken a fiver out of it , they 'd gone , oh , oh |
| 5 | They 'd had a choreographer in when the show had first been set up , but no-one had been near it since ; replacement dancers had to pick up the routines from the others , and some of the results could be kind of interesting . |
| 6 | They 'd had a skinful so were n't in a particularly noticing mood but they saw and heard nothing , nothing except what they described as a kind of mournful whistling coming from deep in the wood . ’ |
| 7 | It er they 'd had a fire there and they wanted to know if I could replace the lock . |
| 8 | Yeah I went and got it yesterday but they 'd had a break in and you should 've seen it they 'd smashed the front door , it were all smashed in . |
| 9 | They 'd had a match though did n't it ? |
| 10 | They 'd got a postcard once , view of New York , a few months later . |