Example sentences of "[noun] i 'd [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I wanted a particular tape , oh I know it was a tape I 'd heard a coach driver using on the er on a coach trip that I was on so I got to know what it was erm and er I went round the usual shops no joy |
| 2 | In despair , I told my husband I 'd bought a book on how to cure children 's sleep problems . |
| 3 | Says Lt Watts , a Northern Ireland veteran : ‘ Before Bosnia I 'd seen a couple of bodies in road accidents but that was just it . |
| 4 | When he said that about kidneys and tigers I 'd felt a shock of fear . |
| 5 | Over his shoulder I 'd seen a pair of beat coppers walking by . |
| 6 | I had no idea I 'd had a baby . |
| 7 | All I could do was write a letter , and by the time I 'd written a letter and it got where it was going and a reply got back , a week or two weeks could have gone by . |
| 8 | That was the first time I 'd seen a man 's penis so clearly and my mouth and throat went dry . |
| 9 | That was the only time I 'd seen a stick being used . |
| 10 | Another 48 Hours was done out of fear because Harlem Nights was the first time I 'd had a movie that flopped . |
| 11 | In fact I 'd told a couple of the group — Mr and Mrs Kronquist , I think it was — that I was going up to Summertown . ’ |
| 12 | As I said , I was almost half way up the front before I realised that between knitting the back and starting the front I 'd had a teaching session . |