Example sentences of "'d [vb pp] [pron] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Guy had only exchanged contracts last week , he 'd organised himself with impressive speed . |
| 2 | She 'd suspected it for some time , but last week had seen it for herself . |
| 3 | Er but she 's a member and we went there for lunch and it was the ideal place , you know , cos there were n't any , many people around and so we had quite a nice lunch and erm whilst we were there we then had a drink in er in the bar and erm her the , the secretary of the club , a lady , came to talk to Barbara and she mentioned that she 'd seen her on Blind Date you see , and so I got to know more by listening to them two speaking er and er that 's where I learnt about er that . |
| 4 | I was fourteen then , I 'd seen her in National Velvet , and had been barmy about her ever since . |
| 5 | She 'd seen him with another woman when he was supposed to be away at a conference . |
| 6 | He 'd said something to this lady and under normal circumstances he would not a she would n't have said anything |
| 7 | He 'd secured her with practised ease , and so fast that she had n't even been aware of it happening . |
| 8 | It 's ridiculous , she thought angrily ; he can bring tears to my eyes just by making me remember the simple things , like the way he reached out and unlocked the seatbelt for me — he 'd done it with one fluid gesture , no fumbling with it — how he had flung his jacket on to the back seat with the same faultless grace , how he 'd sauntered round the back of the car with a bemused smile when he 'd winkled it into a tight spot . |
| 9 | If he 'd got her to that state , why was she drinking coffee ? |
| 10 | He 'd got himself into enough trouble already by doing too much of that . |
| 11 | With a sinking feeling she knew what he meant — he had no intention of telling his brother how he 'd got himself into this situation . |
| 12 | Although he said he 'd bought them from another dealer , the police proved he 'd been handling stolen goods . |
| 13 | For Rachel , who had never before experienced such intensity of feeling , it was as if he 'd transported her to another world — a world where every sensation was heightened , every touch the prelude to yet more delight as he explored and worshipped every inch of her body before taking her to the peak of fulfilment . |
| 14 | A little thrill of anticipation ran along her skin as she turned and looked into the eyes of the man who 'd watched her with such intensity during the fashion show . |
| 15 | In fact later on during the flight , when I 'd unravelled myself from this guy and was playing poker with some French people , I asked God to give me the sign then , in the hand I was about to get . |
| 16 | Everything was peaceful — everything but the man who 'd brought her to this place . |
| 17 | After he 'd left her at Wild Tor , they would never see each other again . |
| 18 | As I put on a plaster in here an hour ago , I wondered if I 'd left it on that shelf above the sink . |
| 19 | Well yeah but , cos I mean I 'd left it on all night before . |
| 20 | The first thing I thought of was that we 'd offended them in some way we did n't know — done a terrible insult to their gods or something . |
| 21 | Lucy knew she had to tell him something , so she said , ‘ She got mad with me when I admitted you 'd taken me for two bush walks . |
| 22 | I think , er you know , they 're just a , you know , if , if they were erm elm trees or something like that , or you know blackthorn trees here and you 'd taken them in this country , you 'd say , oh there 's a couple of blackthorn trees ! |
| 23 | She 'd chosen it for that reason — and because it was the colour of wine . |