Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] 'd [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She mentioned a conference at Lancaster University , where she 'd given a talk called ‘ Bringing Spirituality into Organizations ’ . |
| 2 | Having located the house , he had roared into Belfast and met Mallachy at the Wellington Park , where they 'd had a pint of Guinness beneath the photos of the famous actors . |
| 3 | Up to the fifth floor , then walk down to the third , where he 'd taken a couple of rooms . |
| 4 | Although she 'd seen a couple of nice men recently , when it came to the heavy breathing Miranda found that she did n't want to be touched intimately by anyone she did n't know well . |
| 5 | Okay so you 'd had a bit of a break that 's good . |
| 6 | Once she 'd taken a room in a village where the bus just happened to stop . |
| 7 | She was bone-weary , but she would be all right , she assured herself , once she 'd had a sit down and something to eat . |
| 8 | erm people were starting to move out , and I think that , I think quite a lot of people , well although they 'd had a lot of information from the Local Authority , were still very unsure about how that would affect other benefits , in particular supplementary benefits , and single payments , and that , that , grants for , for the furniture , that kind of thing . |
| 9 | ‘ They used to pull my leg , but once they 'd had a go they soon changed their minds . ’ |
| 10 | Once they 'd had a conversation on two levels , from street to first-floor window ; it had been in April ; on the second occasion he 'd visited her in the afternoon , for a walk along the canal . |
| 11 | The Hoflin affair had n't worked out quite the way he 'd planned either , although he 'd spent a lot of time and money on the little thing . |
| 12 | He could n't speak against that policy once he 'd accepted a government post . ’ |
| 13 | Well , in comes Alf , with 'is belly full of old and mild as usual , and asks me why do I look as if I 'd lost a pound and found thruppence . |
| 14 | This is bloody hard work — if I 'd wanted a holiday like this I could have gone down the mines for a fortnight . ’ |
| 15 | as if I 'd lit a fire in the darkness to try and warm us . |
| 16 | I asked why should I bother to do that when presumably if I had set the trap I would expect Harry 's car still to be there after the races , and he just wrote down my answer as if I 'd made a confession . ’ |
| 17 | And even if I 'd made a mistake I 'd be honest enough to admit it . |
| 18 | Cos er like I say , if I 'd had a window open or so you know what I mean ? |
| 19 | On the way back from moving the sheep , I felt as if I 'd had a night in the pub , started feeling very wheezy and , Oh this is good . |
| 20 | It would have been me pencil if I 'd had a pencil in me hand . |
| 21 | It made me feel sick — as if I 'd had a clout ; in the stomach . ’ |
| 22 | Last time I let you talk me into having a go , I felt as if I 'd had a session in a tumble dryer . ’ |
| 23 | Well I , the thing is if I 'd had a church se service and all that , you know |
| 24 | If I 'd had a gun I would have gone out and shoo shot out the whole neighbourhood . |
| 25 | If I 'd had a gun I would have done it . |
| 26 | I would n't have minded if I 'd had a bump on my head , a cross on it or a bullet through it . |
| 27 | but erm , you know , I remember as coming across one or two obstacles and I could n't get in to it I thought if I 'd tried a bit harder , I did n't want to start you know so |
| 28 | If I 'd got a seat on the back of my bicycle Amy could have gone on my bicycle . |
| 29 | He jerked with pain and anger as if I 'd laid a whip on him , " It is " he shouted . |
| 30 | It was easy to manage , but it felt like I 'd lost a limb ! |