Example sentences of "i 'd [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd taken a year off just before I found out I was pregnant , because I 'd badly needed a break and then I could n't work looking fat . |
| 2 | I 'd particularly wanted a female barn owl , because they 're slightly larger and stronger than the males , and with the extra grey colouring or toning of their feathers , I think they 're more attractive . |
| 3 | And I 'd just seen a colleague come and go in less than three months … |
| 4 | She was n't worried about her wardrobe in comparison to me having landed on the on the road , which I thought was extremely good considering that she I 'd just demolished a nice piece of her f er a piece of her furniture . |
| 5 | I 'd just approached a woman ( who , it emerged , could speak only Mandarin ) , to ask her about the joys of cycling . |
| 6 | It was reasonable enough , but I 'd just signed a new contract with the company . |
| 7 | " It 's as if I 'd just taken a photograph . " |
| 8 | ‘ When I bought this hat , I 'd just had a horrible haircut so it covered up the mistake nicely . ’ |
| 9 | I remember waking up in the middle of the night with a big smile on my face , feeling really pleased with myself , thinking that I 'd just had a wet dream . |
| 10 | I 'd read the various bits and pieces a couple of times now , looking for something deep and mysterious in it all but not finding anything ; I 'd even done a little research of my own , and discovered through mum that dad had some more of Rory 's papers in his study ; she 'd promised she 'd try and look them out for me . |
| 11 | I 'd even had a call from the Archbishop of Canterbury , Robert Runcie , who had been kind enough to phone to say that he had been greatly moved by the vigil and had wanted to let me know that the situation was n't hopeless . |
| 12 | Not only had I gained the technical degree I 'd been chasing , but I 'd finally achieved a position in a business when I could use that expertise to its full potential . |
| 13 | I 'd got a baby — forty-two hours in labour , but I 'd finally got a baby . |
| 14 | I 'd also seen a probation person . |
| 15 | I 'd best take a look , just to be on the safe side . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I 'd best find a master-mason . |
| 17 | In a way it did n't surprise me , because I 'd already had a taste of what he was up to with that land . |
| 18 | On 24 May 1988 , the last bit of meat went out the door , and an hour later I felt I 'd never seen a T-bone steak ! ’ |
| 19 | I 'd never seen a white blues band playing so good and this kid , Jimmie Vaughan , was playing some of the most devastating guitar I 've ever heard in my life . |
| 20 | I put my hands over my eyes to shut out my fears : I 'd never seen a dead person before . |
| 21 | I never went to one , I 'd never seen a live band that actually wrote their own stuff . |
| 22 | I 'd never seen a female naked . |
| 23 | Well I 'd never seen a monit she did n't know how to . |
| 24 | I 'd never seen a weapon like that before — only military rifles . |
| 25 | Many actors would not have accepted me — after all I 'd never made a film before . |
| 26 | I would be responsible for sound , second-unit camera , and most of the stills — although I 'd never operated a movie-camera or tape-recorder in my life . |
| 27 | Anderton said : ‘ I 'd never scored a hat-trick as a professional , so it was a great feeling . ’ |
| 28 | I 'd never ridden a bike , hardly , before . |
| 29 | Anyone 'd think I 'd never had a baby before . ’ |
| 30 | Now my twenty first birthday I 'd never had a copper for weeks , w e had n't got anything , anything at all , and all we got really was the old fashioned dog biscuits . |