Example sentences of "'d [vb pp] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I liked Terry more than anyone I 'd met for a long time , and we talked every day . |
| 2 | It was a request from a colleague : he 'd be grateful if she could cast her eye over an article he 'd written for a quarterly journal , by Friday if possible . |
| 3 | ( In my enthusiasm , I sent this letter to everyone whose name and number were on my telephone pad ( I ’ d been out rather a lot , and other members of the family took the calls ) ; this included someone who 'd phoned for a different reason , and next day I got a somewhat bemused call from an elderly gentleman who had never heard of Donkey Lane , but thought it sounded a splendid project and wanted to know all about it . |
| 4 | And although her slenderness gave her an air of fragility , Guy had felt the gentle curves of her body when he 'd searched for a concealed weapon . |
| 5 | ‘ He made the ears out of an old pair of mouse ears I 'd used for a previous party , ’ she says . |
| 6 | Was he going to give her some note on performance , some idea he 'd had for a new bit of business in the play ? |
| 7 | Of all the opportunities I 'd had for a good chat-up line , simply croaking ‘ Hospital ’ was n't one of my best . |
| 8 | The owner was a small exter named Fif , a ball of orange fur with tentacles , whom I 'd known for a long time in various planets . |
| 9 | So we all got very excited because it was the first money we 'd spent for a long time . |
| 10 | She 'd asked for a terse put-down , she reflected with some justice . |
| 11 | I 'd hoped for a little money , at the very most , a thousand . |