Example sentences of "i 'd [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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1 | The fact that it would have been tricky to die on a hill with more people around than at a Harrods sale , unless I 'd packed a gun and some razor blades , was irrelevant . |
2 | And unfortunately I 'd eaten a large quantity of this Afghani black and I was really bombed out and I slept half way through Jimi Hendrix and I could have kicked myself . |
3 | ‘ At first I thought I 'd hooked a tree because it felt so solid . |
4 | as if I 'd lit a fire in the darkness to try and warm us . |
5 | ‘ I should be mortified if I thought I 'd missed a chance to do him a mischief , but it 'd be a cold day in hell before I 'd make a spectacle of myself in the market place . ’ |
6 | ‘ I 'd heard a programme about an Indian craftsman who made wooden elephants . |
7 | A.Q. : Towards five-thirty this morning , having just got back from the flower market , I was working in the front quarters of my shop when I got the idea I 'd heard a funny noise just outside the window … |
8 | I 'd heard a lot about er af er I 've been in the Transport and General Workers ' Union as a shop steward and so forth like that . |
9 | And I wanted a particular tape , oh I know it was a tape I 'd heard a coach driver using on the er on a coach trip that I was on so I got to know what it was erm and er I went round the usual shops no joy |
10 | That was the first time I 'd seen a man 's penis so clearly and my mouth and throat went dry . |
11 | That was the only time I 'd seen a stick being used . |
12 | Wait a minute — out of the corner of my eye at Temple Meads Station , when I 'd blinked away the vision of Mum swallowing mud , I 'd seen a sign on the window of the buffet : Vacancies . |
13 | And I 'd seen a most delightful villa — do you know St-Tropez , Jean ? |
14 | I 'd seen a lot of that splashy material . |
15 | I 'd seen a couple of caesarian sections , but I 'd never done one or been shown how . |
16 | I 'd seen a photograph of one of those ; they cut your throat and pull your tongue out through the slit . |
17 | I was sure I 'd seen a punch thrown . |
18 | You er last time I saw you , you were I did n't know whether you 'd been starting up in er in photography but you had been next door I think or I 'd seen a lot of your stuff . |
19 | Over his shoulder I 'd seen a pair of beat coppers walking by . |
20 | I 'd seen a 100 franc note on the mantelpiece at old Ma Scamp 's place . |
21 | In the past I 'd seen a fair bit of Lloyd . |
22 | Says Lt Watts , a Northern Ireland veteran : ‘ Before Bosnia I 'd seen a couple of bodies in road accidents but that was just it . |
23 | Far from looking cool I must have looked like I 'd done a packet in my trousers . |
24 | One man who took early retirement at 61 thought , at the time , that the advantage of early retirement was ‘ The fact that there are so many young people out of work and I thought I 'd done a lifetime 's work and might as well leave it for the young ones . ’ |
25 | Not that I 'd done a lot towards it even if she listened to me . |
26 | I prayed as I 'd done a year before when Abed had attacked Bri . |
27 | I 'd done a painting . |
28 | I 'd done a round but and really this time it 's not going away you know ? |
29 | I retraced my steps , by this time it was 7 pm and I 'd done a long walk and about 45 miles on the bike . |
30 | ‘ I 'd done a lot of training , going to the gym three times a week and now I 'm one of the top boxers for my age and weight . |