Example sentences of "'d never [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Angalo had found a pebble that was almost the right shape to attach to a twig with strips torn off his coat ; he 'd never seen a stone axe in his life , but he had a definite feeling that there were useful things that could be done with a stone tied to the end of a stick .
2 He also agreed he 'd never seen a skull fracture caused by a blow to the nose .
3 ‘ Although I did n't have any live playing experience — I 'd never done the youth club/dance band/pub/club thing — I still felt that I was technically quite good , having evolved my style from playing along to records .
4 But in a brand new fitted dress into which I 'd climbed only two hours earlier , and in which I 'd never attempted the sitting position let alone … well to cut a long and visually absurd story short , I was about as likely to have a pee in that dress as I was to share a bagel with Adnan Kashoggi .
5 They 'd never had a Christmas day quite like that before .
6 There were thousands of paparazzi and fans because they 'd never had a world premiere in Houston before .
7 She 'd never had a weight problem , of course , but she must have lost a few pounds over the past few days , because the waistband of the shorts she was wearing this morning — which she had purchased in New York only last Saturday — was already far looser than it had been .
8 She 'd never known the Lobster Pot to have so much atmosphere .
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