Example sentences of "[noun sg] 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 Over his shoulder I 'd seen a pair of beat coppers walking by .
4 I had no idea I 'd had a baby .
5 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 .
6 That was the first time I 'd seen a man 's penis so clearly and my mouth and throat went dry .
7 That was the only time I 'd seen a stick being used .
8 Another 48 Hours was done out of fear because Harlem Nights was the first time I 'd had a movie that flopped .
9 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 . ’
10 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 .
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