Example sentences of "who 'd [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I listened with fascination to this insider viewpoint , and the moody Miss Brickell suddenly became a real person , not a pathetic collection of dry bones , but a mixed-up pulsating young woman full of strong urges and stronger guilts who 'd piled on too much pressure , loaded her need of penitence and her heavy desires and perhaps finally her pregnancy onto someone who could n't bear it all , and who 'd seen a violent way to escape her .
2 But I had to get together in one room , the admirals , the intelligence people , the civil servants , all the people who 'd played a critical role in advising her .
3 He also told me about another ex-employee who 'd had a fatal motor accident … ’
4 ‘ Ow long are you weeth us , Reeky ? ’ asked Claudia , who 'd had a secret crush on him in the old days and was appalled to see how grey and tense he looked .
5 Meredith thought it was the smile of the cat who 'd found a whole vat of cream .
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