Example sentences of "'d never had [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I tell you something I wish I 'd never had that cat round my back door .
2 Well no we 'd never had that happ .
3 I was impressed by her self-confidence ; I 'd never had one boyfriend , let alone as many as she 'd had .
4 I 'd never had other children of my own and somehow she seemed very precious just then , but I never expected to see her .
5 Coming to the 18th , he said he 'd never had five birdies in a row , and I thought perhaps it was going to stay that way because he put his second way through the green .
6 He 'd never had such a peaceful sleep
7 Erm uniform 's a great leveller , or a I I 'd never had such marvellous clothes .
8 Heaven knew she was no stranger to men 's admiring glances , but they 'd never had this effect on her before — nor anything remotely like it !
9 She 'd never had any more until the inspector had come to say she must go back to London .
10 As I said , part of Barny 's problem was that he 'd never had any contact with people at all , and by the time I got him it was too late .
11 But I 'd never had any problems with my periods , so when I finally decided to see a specialist , I was more curious than anything else . ’
12 Until then I 'd never had any intimation of what was being done nowadays in the field of biblical research , or of the attacks being launched by competent historians .
13 ‘ I 'd never had any trouble getting pregnant , ’ she says , ‘ And that had been my downfall in a way .
14 No , I mean , strangely enough that was one of the things that almost put me off the relationship in the first place because I 'd never had any desire to be a mother .
15 He 'd never had any particular fear of darkness , but over the past few weeks he seemed to have grown more and more nervous at night .
16 Then , although I 'd never had any morning sickness , I began to feel pain after I 'd eaten . ’
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