Example sentences of "i 'd [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd flown for the first time , out to Malta in an old , rattling York aircraft , and then on to the Canal one . |
| 2 | The last time I 'd made for the bog he 'd broken my back when he caught me straight between the shoulder blades with a loaf of bread . |
| 3 | A wife I 'd met for the first time filled up |
| 4 | We all sat fairly comfortably and ate the things I 'd bought for the occasion . |
| 5 | He asked me low long I 'd worked for the firm and what my duties were and what Doreen did . |
| 6 | Money was a problem because I 'd spent all the dosh I 'd got for the car , and I needed my grant to pay off the overdraft I 'd built up . |
| 7 | He would then enquire how much I 'd paid for the latest irreparable objects , and if it had been 20p or less he 'd say , with satisfaction , ‘ Well , at least it had a decent plug ’ , and the decent plug would go into the decent plug box . |