Example sentences of "he 'd [vb pp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even his genetic code was noted , from when he 'd applied for a work permit , but no matter how subtly Reynard interrogated , no matter how bright his ideas of lateral interrogation , every time he drew blank . |
| 2 | After that , he 'd headed for a street in north-west London that he had n't visited in over a year . |
| 3 | Well he told me he 'd gone for a count |
| 4 | He said he 'd gone for a count for a job |
| 5 | He fell asleep , but hours later he woke up and felt again — as he 'd felt for a moment in the hall when he 'd arrived — that he should n't be in this house . |
| 6 | He 'd thought for a moment that the fates had it in for him . |
| 7 | Gorelli , he 'd won for a while , but now he was losing , and he was losing big . |
| 8 | He bought groceries to last him the week , then popped next door to the frame shop to pick up the stainless steel frame he 'd ordered for a James Barker black and white print he 'd obtained in an auction some weeks before . |