Example sentences of "'d have a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He 'd had a serious liaison before the war with a young girl whom he 'd got pregnant .
2 He told me you 'd had a serious tiff , but he hopes to persuade you to return to LA . ’
3 I became even more thankful that I 'd had a normal birth as it would have been so hard to cope after a repeat section .
4 He had met many famous and exciting people , he 'd had a rich and varied life , some of it rather sad .
5 She 'd had a terrible time at the birth .
6 That 's what I said first , I said ooh they 'd had a terrible job !
7 He 'd had a blazing row with a ‘ Foreign Office Johnnie ’ , and was on the point of bursting when a third voice had come onto the line .
8 But I I thought then he 'd had a slight stroke so to make him
9 ‘ I believe they behaved as if he 'd had a fortunate escape — condemned Isabelle as an aventurière , and worse .
10 Quite right ; but I 'd had a vague recollection , and looked it up , and although the shirt of the centaur Nessus , saturated as it was in his poisoned blood , had caused Hercules no end of pain …
11 Second , on any other night Hilda might have dozed off in the chair , but not after she 'd had a flaming row with Viola . ’
12 But they 'd had a thorough look through his life just to be sure and hit the jackpot entirely by chance .
13 ‘ By the time I 'd got to Surrey , ’ says Shaun of the trials and tribulations of recording ‘ Yes Please ’ , ‘ I 'd had a great time in Barbados letting off steam and everything .
14 Lucinda came home from her first riding lesson and told her dad that she 'd had a great time .
15 I can always remember that yeah , I won a book called And then er when we came out pictures on Saturday afternoon , there always used to be a gentleman there and he 'd had a great big basket and he 'd like he 'd have a bag of sweets and oranges in these er basket and they used to give the children a bag of sweet and orange and they came out and see pictures for a penny .
16 When we were talking just now before the programme started I think you said that you were n't sure that you 'd had a great deal of contact with the university one way or another , but surely you 've been surrounded by university people ?
17 ‘ If only I 'd had a stable childhood , maybe none of this would have happened … . ’
18 I 'd had a stable home at the price of her martyrdom and this was how I 'd repaid her .
19 He 'd had a real pimple when he arrived , but during the time he took to find and bribe an official to provide the documents , the blemish had healed , .
20 With Romy he 'd had a real romance but it had flourished only on the Continent and withered in the cold climate of England .
21 Surely , after the wonderful night of passion she had experienced with Ross , they 'd had a real chance of mending their relationship ?
22 well although he told me he 'd er , he 'd , well he 'd had a reasonable catch he 'd er , remember them , bring one up
23 Diane had n't been a stunner , but she 'd had a pleasant face and a more than tolerably decent body .
24 The CO sat in another rain-washed tent to receive Charles 's fairly smart salute and ask him if he 'd had a good day .
25 And he 'd tell me stories or sing to me , and sometimes , after he 'd had a good tumblerful of whisky , he 'd slide his hand up my shorts and stroke my thigh .
26 He 'd had a good line going with a number of the wives out here — what man had n't ?
27 I was very pleased that you 'd had a good go at that
28 I just hoped he 'd had a good surveyor on the job before committing himself .
29 They 'd had a good time .
30 I 'd had a good week .
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