Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
| 2 | He 'd given her a few sugar pieces , which she 'd taken , and even offered several pinches of snuff , which she had n't . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug . |
| 4 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 5 | Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her . |
| 6 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 7 | Though I wish you 'd given him a different name . |
| 8 | Cheered on by the huge German crowd , who 'd given him a two-minute standing ovation when his record was read out during the knock-up , Becker was devastating in the first set . |
| 9 | She was sure that at some point she 'd given someone the cold shoulder and hurt them badly without noticing . |
| 10 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
| 11 | As we 're roping up , who should arrive to tie on but the lad who 'd joined me the previous day . |
| 12 | Somehow she had imagined them both greeting Peter together , wrapped in each other 's arms , confirming what Peter had already imagined when he 'd rung her the other morning . |
| 13 | I 'd forgotten what a thin face Dad had got — how old he was . |
| 14 | I 'd forgotten what a delicious meal tea could be ; and sitting there I felt invaded by the envy of the man who lives in an institution , and has to put up with institution meals and institution everything else , for the rich private life of the established . |
| 15 | She 'd met him a few times , usually when he was drunk . |
| 16 | ‘ You might n't have thought so if you 'd seen them the next day , ’ said Toby . |
| 17 | It would have been far better if he 'd done it the other way around — the rest of the set acoustic and then brought them on to play . |
| 18 | In fact if we 'd done it the proper way you 'd of had |
| 19 | ‘ She agreed eight o'clock when I spoke to her yesterday , after I 'd offered her every other hour of the day . |
| 20 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
| 21 | I felt as if I 'd handed him a loaded shotgun and said shoot . ’ |
| 22 | He 'd just warn him off Tippy by saying she 'd got herself a big coon for a boyfriend . |
| 23 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 24 | No , she 'd left him a reassuring note . |
| 25 | Would you believe that he said I 've got to work on the aeroplane this week , I 've got the week off , I 've got to work on the aeroplane , I , you know , I shall be alright , down the airfield , er on the Wednesday he arrived to see how we were getting on , complaining like made because he had n't been able to find where the cottage was , I said but I 'd left you a detailed map , |
| 26 | I 'd left you the full address , and the telephone number and a fully detailed map . |
| 27 | mm , like every thing else you told me you 'd finished it the other day |
| 28 | He had very deliberately told her to get lost , and when she did n't take the hint , he 'd sent her an obscene note . |
| 29 | It was as if , in not knowing , he 'd paid her a great compliment . |
| 30 | Gifford Tate had painted it a few weeks before she died . |