Example sentences of "'d simply " in BNC.
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| 1 | She put my book down , said for about the fourth time how sorry she was that she 'd missed my reading , but she 'd simply felt too shaky . |
| 2 | ‘ Luckily it was n't a heart attack — I 'd simply overdone it in the gym . ’ |
| 3 | She must have changed over nearly forty years ; he 'd simply failed to notice . |
| 4 | Or perhaps he 'd simply lost interest in the diversions of aesthetes . |
| 5 | She 'd simply had an impression of a stunningly beautiful room without having time to admire its contents . |
| 6 | They 'd simply not bothered . |
| 7 | Shannon gave an involuntary little start as though someone had spoken the words aloud , then laughed self-consciously , realising she 'd simply been hearing the voice of a conscience that was inclined to be over-zealous in its insistence on honesty . |
| 8 | In those few minutes she 'd simply been reacting to the mood he 'd created so skilfully . |
| 9 | ‘ He told me I had no right to inflict pain on those girls , because they 'd simply been telling the truth . ’ |
| 10 | But he 'd simply laughed at her protestations , the same way he always laughed when her mother protested at his seemingly endless generosity . |
| 11 | Perhaps he 'd simply cancelled whatever social engagements he had when he 'd realised that his brother needed sorting out ? |
| 12 | But now she admitted that she 'd simply been unaffected by them . |
| 13 | For just a second she thought she saw a flicker of admiration in his eyes , but it was gone in a flash , leaving her to wonder if she 'd simply imagined the look . |
| 14 | Caroline stared at him , waiting for him to smile , to give some hint that he 'd made a joke she 'd simply not understood , but he only went on looking at her , his face as cool and composed as if he 'd done nothing more than offer to top up her sherry . |