Example sentences of "'d [not/n't] [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Health and safety cour training courses according to these reports these are poorly attended with a majority below forty percent but more worrying than that is that nearly half of G M B safety reps said they 'd not received a copy of the safety rep 's kits .
2 I 'd not done an adaptation before and my fears grew with the first reading of the book , simply because of the enormity of the task . ’
3 Er the er the lady he was a widower and his , er his f er he was with a lady who was a widow and erm I know for a fact that she 'd not spent a penny , she had n't p you know for a you know , of the trip or , or he just would n't let her , I mean , I mean you , you 've got to have some money have n't you to keep
4 Maybe you would have been safer if you 'd not chosen a career that could involve you with mine . ’
5 I knew very well I 'd not got an uncle in America .
6 But Trevor always arrived in the morning as if he 'd not had a drink .
7 She 'd not had a bath since … since …
8 I think Jane , nobody , he 'd not had a woman stand up to him like that before
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