Example sentences of "'d [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Driving on , he told Paula that Harry Butler was on the way , that he 'd given a brief description of Evelyn so Butler would recognize her , plus her address . |
| 2 | If he 'd had his hands on her for one minute , he could have given her something to remember him by ; if only he 'd spat a single obscenity into her ear before running off , it would have been something . |
| 3 | This went on for three hours , by which time they 'd attracted a sizeable body of fans into the hotel foyer , much to the consternation of the management who had to call the police to break up the party . |
| 4 | She 'd enjoyed a wide circle of friends , a coterie of the bored wives of the rich , except that when together their collective boredom was no longer ennui but just time-wasting . |
| 5 | She 'd enjoyed a brief dalliance with Lorimer a few years earlier , after she 'd met him at one of the receptions Wakelate had attended , incognito , on business . |
| 6 | She 'd married a sporting celebrity , so she 'd expected a certain amount of attention , but she was n't sure she appreciated Ace 's rather smug pleasure at looking at himself . |
| 7 | She 'd won a coveted Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award . |
| 8 | He 'd booked a good table at The Palace . |
| 9 | You then followed me to the ticket reservation counter , chatted up the girl afterwards , found I 'd booked a Business-Class seat to Brussels , did the same yourself and waited outside the final departure lounge until you saw me boarding . ’ |
| 10 | She felt as if she 'd uncovered a dark pit of long-buried feelings , and she was terrified of peering too far inside in case she could n't cope with the contents … |
| 11 | She was refused entry at the dentist on formal hygiene regulation grounds , and luckily , oh so luckily , I 'd met an old friend in a shop opposite the dentist so he took Bella off for a walk . |
| 12 | She 'd made a helpless gesture with one beautifully manicured hand . |
| 13 | In fact , he 'd made a real scene about it yesterday . |
| 14 | So you 'd made a verbal contract over the phone with a lady who you found living on the premises so you had every right to believe that she owned the furniture . |
| 15 | The Judge said they 'd made a strong case about how they 'd be affected by noise from the road . |
| 16 | The Judge said they 'd made a strong case about how they 'd be affected by noise from the road . |
| 17 | Of course , she 'd made a big fuss about not having a Brownie ‘ Nuform ’ , but she calmed down when Mum let her wear her new blue party dress . |
| 18 | ‘ Stella said you 'd made a huge difference to the place . ’ |
| 19 | Ablett argued furiously with referee Ken Redfern that he 'd made a clean challenge on the inspirational McAllister . |
| 20 | She 'd made an absolute fool of herself . |
| 21 | He 'd made an unusual mistake in not locking the larder . |
| 22 | In the past I 'd seen a fair bit of Lloyd . |
| 23 | He said he 'd done a wonderful job in very difficult circumstances . |
| 24 | Asleep , he 'd felt a terrible pain in his upper arm . |
| 25 | Alone with Guido in the little boat , she 'd felt a constant sense of danger , like sitting on a time bomb that might go off at any second . |
| 26 | None had guessed the desolation she 'd experienced or how she 'd built a protective screen around her emotions , determined that neither tears nor anger would betray her inner pain . |
| 27 | He 'd used a disposable handcuff on her , a simple self-locking noose that was tough , effective , and impossible to break . |
| 28 | He 'd used an Armalite semi-auto on the creatures as they stampeded from crag to crag . |
| 29 | you you talk er you know , when you were saying that you 'd erm you 'd sold an endless succession of of things , wh wh when you bought things , er you know when when you were married , it was there always that element in it that it was here for a just |
| 30 | He 'd got a well-developed sense of self-protection , you know , always carried a gun in the glove-pocket of the car . |