Example sentences of "she 'd [vb pp] for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Consequently she 'd prepared for the worst while hoping for the best .
2 She 'd headed for the historical centre and spanned out , taking in the churches and palaces and the Lonja — the commodity exchange which housed , among other historical interests , the fine arts museum .
3 Just for a few seconds she 'd fallen for the powerful aphrodisiac of music , her senses sharpened by aquavit and the potent charisma of a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his desired ends !
4 It was an astonishing thing for a wife to say about her husband to a woman she 'd met for the first time .
5 Barbara was bored with the bob she 'd had for the past four years and was ready for a complete change .
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