Example sentences of "he 'd [vb pp] [pers pn] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd given her a string of cultured pearls as a wedding present . |
| 2 | ‘ I rang him — he 'd given me a list of all the Grands Prix contact numbers — but when he came to my hotel the next morning it was of his own accord . ’ |
| 3 | He 'd applied to join the police in his final year at university ; it had been an unfashionable thing to do but he 'd given it a lot of careful thought . |
| 4 | She did not care that he 'd called her a whore . |
| 5 | But he 'd left it a bit late for consideration for her welfare , she thought hazily . |
| 6 | She ignored that and asked him whether he 'd booked her a seat with us on the flight south from Lima . |
| 7 | Fascinated , I finally waylaid Dr Allott in the street one day , just after he 'd paid us a visit , and I plucked up courage to ask him what these strange words meant . |