Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] 'd [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fiona Ray , who has Down 's Syndrome , was sure she could win the tough Duke of Edinburgh 's Gold Award , but experts doubted she 'd do it . |
| 2 | ‘ And Ivor promised he 'd come tonight . ’ |
| 3 | When spring came he 'd find plenty to do in the garden . |
| 4 | GWR was approached by DLT 's agent 2 weeks ago , and market research showed he 'd prove a hit with the listeners . |
| 5 | One person said : ‘ Many clients thought they 'd get a slightly better deal through having a blind social worker because they thought I was having to pull out all the stops to prove that I was good and therefore they would get a spin-off . ’ |
| 6 | That the killer knew he 'd find a razor to hand ? ’ |
| 7 | People who come to see the Chiltern Brothers knew they 'd get a real show . |
| 8 | Jean said you 'd do it marvellously . |
| 9 | She must 've made a mistake — Marie said she 'd write to me . |
| 10 | Marie said she 'd write to me . |
| 11 | Marie said she 'd write to me . |
| 12 | ‘ Lucy said she 'd ring you this evening . |
| 13 | Richard said he 'd invite me over next time she came down for the weekend . ’ |
| 14 | Biddy said she 'd come up here tonight . |
| 15 | Nigel figured they 'd take any old crap by a woman . |
| 16 | Clive 's favourite , perfectly serious , leitmotif was : ‘ We 're a top team , are n't we ! ’ until Jane felt she 'd scream if he said it once more , and ordered breakfast in her room so as to avoid him first thing in the morning , at least . |
| 17 | Nigel felt he 'd like to stay in the area , and I , who always imagined I 'd end my days in Brighton , yielded . |
| 18 | Maggie said she 'd have a half of shandy , Susan ordered the same . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , well , you know I said you need n't feed the cat and water the plants because Barbs said she 'd do it ? ’ |
| 20 | Pete said she Pete said he 'd give her one ! |
| 21 | As soon as the boy left I 'd pull him into the alley and take it from him . |
| 22 | ‘ A friend of mine who 's working in and around Florence said he 'd meet us in his jeep if he could make it , ’ David answered looking round . |
| 23 | Mal worked in Boots ; friends she 'd entertained at home suggested she 'd do better dispensing authentic grub to a wider circle . |
| 24 | And although Mr Knight admitted he 'd prefer a pint of bitter , he agreed that Drinkwise Day was an excellent idea . |
| 25 | April and Pet declared they 'd have a cup . |
| 26 | ‘ In the years when Ted joined you 'd sit round having your supper and talk about it . |
| 27 | Well we had er , we took out all the gear for that , so I knew a lot , being a crane driver I 'd know what gear I wanted but a lot of these stevedores what are on there now , they were lorry drivers and they ai n't got a clue what they do , so there part of my job meant I 'd go round and give advice . |
| 28 | ‘ And I still ca n't understand why Caro thought I 'd like you . ’ |
| 29 | Ted thought we 'd have made short work of a mere hundred thousand Hun . |
| 30 | That Kenny Everett said he 'd go to the funeral . |