Example sentences of "'d [verb] him [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could have saved John , but because he did n't want to look soft in front of all the important people who 'd heard him promise Herodias ' daughter whatever she wanted , Herod killed John as requested . |
| 2 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 3 | All the activity around his earth , and the fact that there were a mere three hounds , had combined to make him think the open country might be safer today ; now they 'd given him proof that it was n't . |
| 4 | The last time Philip had seen him was when he 'd given him Uncle John 's medals . |
| 5 | Since she 'd met him things that were normally buried fathoms deep seemed to be floating to the surface . |
| 6 | Father , when he used to , I 'd seen him years ago when he was a young man , he 'd do a sheep in five minutes . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , champignons , ’ I replied , thinking that he sounded as old as Noah and immediately I 'd named him Grandad . |
| 8 | She 'd promised him money for the van , which she would make wearing that bloody badge . |
| 9 | My friend Simon Jones was over from the States and I 'd promised him seats that night , and then forgotten all about it . |
| 10 | She 'd called him Sage , and she only stayed at my house for a few minutes as she had to get right back to see her new baby — the owl , of course . |