Example sentences of "'d [vb pp] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Leithia Everett ? ’ questioned an all-masculine voice that did n't belong to any of her fellow workers either — though somehow it seemed to be a voice she 'd heard somewhere recently .
2 Then , as she was about to replace the receiver , a deep male voice came from behind her — a voice she 'd heard only recently .
3 He was impressed by what he 'd heard so far , but how was all this going to come about ?
4 He 'd heard quite clearly Evans 's reference to his inside track with the Kriminalpolizei at Wiesbaden , to Kurt Meyer 's treachery .
5 She 'd come so far , she 'd given so much … and all of it would be meaningless without a final context of success .
6 She climbed into bed , leaning back against the pillows he 'd stacked so expertly .
7 ‘ I 'd fallen quite badly and had disc problems with my back .
8 Some hours later , under a dull red sunset , they were creeping up Kentra Bay in the shadow of Beinn Bhreac , past the bay where they 'd stopped too short the first raid , through the narrow channel to the sheltered pool behind .
9 I 'd realised that long ago , but it took the arrival of the boy to truly bring it home .
10 She had n't been acting when she 'd responded so passionately out there on the dance floor .
11 And I 'd succeeded all too well .
12 That 's why I crawl down holes and chuck myself off cliffs and ride the bike — it 's been the only way I could feel alive , but since I met you I 've come alive in other ways , ways I 'd forgotten long ago .
13 She reckoned that she 'd considered just about every possible course .
14 All the goals I 'd met so far — O-levels , A-levels , university — had been pre-planned for me .
15 Many were Shadwell 's acquaintances , people he 'd met only once or twice .
16 ‘ It is n't always , ’ Ginny said , wondering what on earth ( or in heaven ) was making her talk like this to a little man whom she 'd met only once before ; she hoped it would n't put him off her .
17 A man I 'd met only twice , a bit of a loner , invited me to go with him to the West Indies .
18 Sometimes when we 'd been out to clubs Bernie would give me a lift home to my parents ' , right out in Greenford where we 'd moved just about the time I started keeping twilight hours .
19 He 'd moved closer again , reached to stroke the nape of her neck , but she violently shook him off .
20 The solicitor was a scrupulously correct elderly man with no sense of humour and a dislike of being hurried , although he 'd moved quickly enough this time .
21 I just wondered what progress you 'd made so far .
22 The only vehicles he 'd seen here so polished were hearses .
23 But there was a sadness in Alina 's eyes now , unlike anything that he 'd seen there before ; a sadness not for what had been , but for what could never be .
24 He had drawn the cross he 'd seen so briefly , and coloured the stones red and the setting yellow .
25 I told my friends I was going to the dentist this afternoon because I knew they 'd be jealous if they knew I 'd seen Home Alone 2 before anyone else .
26 I 'd seen long ago in a wild-life programme about
27 We guessed that this was the same set we 'd seen long ago on the journey from the Scullery when Abed had wanted to stop us reading them .
28 He was the sort of man she 'd seen far too much of when she 'd worked in Milan for International Models .
29 No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance .
30 Francis wondered if he 'd pushed too hard .
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