Example sentences of "he 'd [vb pp] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 As I got out I caught the enigmatic Mr Goodson sneaking in through the front door , but if he 'd seen me pull up , he did n't wait to say Hello .
2 Moore 's start in athletics came relatively late when he was 14 : ‘ One of the PE teachers at school had a son at Birchfield and , after he 'd seen me jumping well at school , he said , ‘ Why do n't you come down ? ’
3 He 'd seen me working only once .
4 He 'd seen me read .
5 Dammit , he 'd seen her looking at him — that really rankled .
6 And Philip remembered how he 'd seen her go out two weeks ago with yellow flowers in the back seat of the car .
7 Eventually he remembered — he 'd seen her hanging out with Jim Hendrix in the sixties .
8 The first time he 'd seen her had been at Dave 's , and Dave had kept a possessive arm round her all evening , warning others away .
9 All the time he 's writing as if he 'd seen her undressing , but there 's something just a bit more theatrical about the last two . ’
10 He 'd seen her buy the cards and stamps and go through the list of presents to get , seen her write letters to elderly relatives , make the puddings and the mince pies , clean the house , polish the little pieces of silver and brass she 'd acquired , make long shopping lists and then go out and buy things , wrap presents and take out their old Christmas tree and sort through the ornaments .
11 The slightly fatherly attendant said he was sure she was safely asleep , as he 'd seen her returning from the washroom at the end of the car and climbing up to her bunk .
12 ‘ We saw someone called Martin Foulds , ’ her mother chipped in ; ‘ he said he 'd seen you heading in this direction .
13 Fine lime trees formed a natural avenue for the approach ; copper beeches and great elms gave shelter from the wind in the east ; should the river flood , as he 'd observed it did after heavy rain , the house was safe upon its hill .
14 Well , I do n't reckon he 'd heard me coming .
15 But the chairman said he 'd heard nothing to suggest that an Englishman is required to wear a beard .
16 Ben said that he 'd heard I 'd been having some problems and asked what they were .
17 Then he said , he 'd heard you 'd moved away from home .
18 She also told the court that he 'd heard he 'd threatened to blow his head off .
19 He 'd heard someone hit me , but that does n't mean he was involved . ’
20 But I was n't struck by any thunderbolts or lightning flashes , and when talking about the dance afterwards in the Met Office I merely remarked to the officer on duty that I 'd met a very nice corporal and he 'd asked me to go to the Station cinema with him on Saturday .
21 He 'd asked me to go and see him in the evening to continue the interview .
22 By midnight , he 'd asked me to marry him . ’
23 he 'd asked her to go on the pill .
24 He 'd asked her to wait for him , and although she 'd been too angry at the time to say that she would , she had nevertheless avoided marriage to anyone else despite the many proposals she 'd had .
25 She continued clapping as long as she could , hoping he 'd asked her to stay .
26 He 'd been shy and fair-haired the Sunday afternoon he 'd asked her to marry him , without any confidence in those days .
27 Shaun 's last years at school had been difficult he 'd even taken a swing at a teacher at one point — and he 'd earned a reputation for the motherless Hammond boys that Wayne had found himself sharing even though he 'd done nothing to earn it .
28 The frozen peas , but and he says , said what he 'd done he 'd
29 But you see what he 'd done he 'd , he 'd had it out a freezer since four o'clock since he come in
30 She 'd So I thought well I 'd I Well he 'd I did n't say what he 'd done I did n't ask about that , I mean I had I had enough trouble without asking questions like that you see .
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