Example sentences of "[adv] they 'd [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps they 'd had a row or something .
2 Oh so they 'd made a mistake .
3 But so far they 'd drawn a blank in that direction .
4 There they 'd lit a fire and cooked the rice , but before starting to eat they 'd made an offering to Ban Bhāi , god of the forest , asking permission to plunder his lands .
5 and er I mean and these were three young girls , they only just started to work and yet they 'd got a car and as soon as they finished they they were going on this picnic
6 There was the thicket where they 'd hunted , and the wood where they 'd killed a fox for eating nomes .
7 But the police believe the fight started after a large number of gypsies returned from this hotel in Northampton where they 'd held a wedding reception .
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