Example sentences of "[pers pn] 'd bought a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd bought a TV from the man in the chip shop , and as the black-and-white box heated up it stank of grease and fish , but late at night I heard of cults and experiments in living , in California . |
| 2 | Supposing , when Rozanov and I visited the porno bookshop , I said I 'd bought a couple of hardcore videos , hired a video recorder at the hotel , and spent two afternoons watching porn in my room . |
| 3 | In despair , I told my husband I 'd bought a book on how to cure children 's sleep problems . |
| 4 | She 'd bought a lawn edger sharp as a razor , sharp enough to cut your throat with . |
| 5 | She 'd bought a pot of raspberry jam that had turned out to be bad . |
| 6 | A month later she rang to say she 'd bought a Knitmaster ! |
| 7 | Not all the transactions were strictly honest , though , and sometimes customers got home to discover that they 'd bought a cat or a puppy , thus that expression and an expression bonus : ‘ letting the cat out of the bag ’ . |
| 8 | Did Harry tell you he 'd bought a stallion and four mares of his own ? |
| 9 | And he 'd bought a car had he ? |
| 10 | He 'd bought a BMW because he 'd heard that it was the car to have , and would n't admit that he felt uncomfortable in it . |