Example sentences of "[pron] 'd [adv] had [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Xanthe spread out the soft folds of her skirt and looked at them as Miranda quickly splashed water into her armpits , round her neck , on her face , muttering , ‘ I wish I 'd just had time to wash my hair . ’ |
| 2 | But I was glad that I 'd finally had sex — it was a way of proving that my parents and Uncle Joe had n't destroyed my life . |
| 3 | If I 'd not had Louisa I do n't suppose I would have pushed myself when I had the job interview . |
| 4 | I 'd been doing press and touring and all that lot for two years without a break , I 'd not had time to change or take anything in . ’ |
| 5 | so I 'd never had blokes in my class , it was really really weird |
| 6 | Up until the age of 33 , I managed to push this turmoil to the back of my mind , although I 'd always had trouble with relationships because I was so full of self-doubt , and succeeded in destroying any relationship that seemed to be leading anywhere . |
| 7 | Not that I 'd actually had nightmares about that . |
| 8 | Fortunately the Aer Lingus 737 had delivered her from Heathrow in less than an hour , so she 'd barely had time to become bored . |
| 9 | In the old days she 'd not had time to think about anything except how to keep out of trouble . |
| 10 | The realization that she was working for Hauser was opening new horizons for her , but she 'd not had time to work out how she could exploit the knowledge . |
| 11 | She 'd also had time to castigate herself for meekly following him inside . |
| 12 | And it was her second car that she 'd ever had sort of thing . |
| 13 | She 'd never had cause to fear a man , but now she felt oddly threatened . |
| 14 | She may have acted impetuously , but she 'd intended no malice , and she 'd always had Kirsty 's best interests at heart . |
| 15 | She 'd always had boyfriends , although so far she had n't been tempted to engage in any serious commitment . |
| 16 | Thank God she 'd only had sons . |
| 17 | Crushes were all very well , they 'd all had crushes since they were seven , but Sam was nearly seventeen , and Camille could see her childhood slipping away . |
| 18 | They 'd all had kids before . |
| 19 | They 'd always had secrets , those two . |
| 20 | He surfaced , briefly , but the swell rolled him over and drove him down again before he 'd even had time to draw breath . |
| 21 | ‘ Barratt was there , ’ says Howard , ‘ making sure everyone knew he 'd just had lunch with God . ’ |
| 22 | He 'd never had affection so he could n't give it . |
| 23 | ‘ Mellor was besotted with me because he 'd never had sex like it ’ |
| 24 | Of course , he 'd never had time to make friends . |