Example sentences of "'d nearly " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he 'd nearly finished his apprenticeship , he was understandably loathe to pack it in . |
| 2 | Lee and Mrs Wright who 'd nearly reached the gate by the road turned and waited . |
| 3 | ‘ He flew away just as I 'd nearly got him . ’ |
| 4 | He 'd nearly blown the whole thing then . |
| 5 | He could see from the number of bells beside each door that they 'd nearly all been turned into flats now , or dentists ' surgeries , and some were in urgent need of renovation , but they still retained some of their former grandeur , or was it pretension ? |
| 6 | I 've always been good at painting ; I 'd nearly finished my picture — which included the ark and a mountain when Miss began telling us how rainbows were all an illusion caused by sunlight and raindrops . |
| 7 | He 'd nearly said cooked . |
| 8 | The malai jumped a mile-you could see he 'd nearly had a heart-attack — before heading for the ground , shouting our number and whereabouts to his friends . |
| 9 | And all because that terrible man got away that night , after he 'd nearly killed Brett . |
| 10 | He could probably switch Mason and the others about a bit ; they 'd nearly finished the job at Coleworthy Farm ; but he must n't start counting his chickens . |
| 11 | We 'd decorated the outside and we 'd nearly finished . |
| 12 | When Granpa asked me what I wanted for my fifteenth birthday I replied without a moment 's hesitation , ‘ My own barrow , ’ and added that I 'd nearly saved enough to get one . |
| 13 | And then they was eating their supper so just want another piece of bread , and they 'd nearly finished the tape . |
| 14 | And I have smacked him really hard when he 'd nearly had me crying right ? |
| 15 | I 'd nearly forgotten that . |