Example sentences of "[subord] she '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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Once she 'd taken a room in a village where the bus just happened to stop . |
| 4 | She was bone-weary , but she would be all right , she assured herself , once she 'd had a sit down and something to eat . |
| 5 | Xanthe sucked each leaf of her artichoke thoroughly , leaving precise teeth marks above the fleshy pad , then laid each one down on a plate in overlapping circles until she 'd formed a rosette , a second artichoke that looked almost untouched . |
| 6 | She was n't going to risk being thrashed again in conversation , not yet , not until she 'd had a chance to recharge her worn batteries . |
| 7 | It was n't like she 'd imagined a slave-auction . |
| 8 | There was no denying the fact that she 'd looked terrible , just then.As if she 'd seen a ghost , he thought uneasily . |
| 9 | When he reached for her free hand , clasping it in his own , it was as if she 'd touched a metal surface after walking on a nylon carpet — the shock of contact almost painful in its suddenness . |
| 10 | Azmaveth considered something for a few moments and then nodded to herself , as if she 'd made a decision . |
| 11 | ‘ And what the fuck would you have done if she 'd pulled a gun on you ? ’ |
| 12 | I said erm I said to Alison oh aye cos she rang up the other day and I asked her if she 'd found a fella . |
| 13 | She felt for all the world as if she 'd had a hangover — an event that had happened exactly once in her well-ordered life . |
| 14 | It does n't matter if she 'd got a fire guard or not , but it still could easily get onto the |
| 15 | I meant to ask her if she 'd got a Vax machine because |
| 16 | On that morning Mrs. Millings was late because she 'd seen a body in the Thames while crossing Southwark Bridge . |
| 17 | Luce moved restlessly and thumped her pillow , her doubts and uncertainties back in full force ; and all because she 'd met a man who had captured her interest and set her imagination winging . |
| 18 | not while she 'd got a card like Midnight to play . ’ |
| 19 | It had been a while since she 'd fired a pistol and the initial retort took even her by surprise . |
| 20 | How long it seemed since she 'd had a touch of glamour in her life ! |
| 21 | Mrs , my friend , Mrs Goreng was all over me after she 'd sobbed a bit over Kaptan . |
| 22 | One evening after she 'd completed a couple of laps of the pool she was surprised to see David Markham stroll out of the changing-rooms on to the poolside . |
| 23 | But I have a gem of a nun who 's a wizard with a needle , and after she 'd taken a tuck in the waist and put two inches on the hem , they looked almost tailor-made . ’ |
| 24 | Then the trouble would disappear and Robyn would heave a sigh of relief and smile at her luck , only to find the same thing happening a couple of miles down the road , and always after she 'd passed a garage or a phone box . |
| 25 | She loosened up after she 'd had a bit to drink and told me about it . |
| 26 | And it was milk , after they 'd milked the cow first time , after she 'd had a calf , well the first milking , they usually got blood in the milk , you see ? |
| 27 | He hired it to her whether she 'd got a C D ten |
| 28 | Before she 'd had a chance to react , to jump off the bed and snatch the towel , seize some kind of weapon to defend herself from whoever it was prowling around , the bedroom door swung open and the light clicked on . |
| 29 | Even when she 'd had a drink or so too many she still had her stocking seams straight . ’ |
| 30 | and it was later on when she 'd had a couple of tomatoes . |