Example sentences of "'d [vb pp] [art] [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | I listened with fascination to this insider viewpoint , and the moody Miss Brickell suddenly became a real person , not a pathetic collection of dry bones , but a mixed-up pulsating young woman full of strong urges and stronger guilts who 'd piled on too much pressure , loaded her need of penitence and her heavy desires and perhaps finally her pregnancy onto someone who could n't bear it all , and who 'd seen a violent way to escape her . |
| 2 | We really thought we 'd found a quicker way to get copies to our distant subscribers . |
| 3 | And we 'd gone a roundabout way the last time we were there and I thought oh I 'll give it a go , anyway I walked straight down this road , have a look oh yes , turn up here anyway I , I sort of got me bearings and I thought oh yes it 's just down here he 's in the field just down there . |
| 4 | With the first of the ovens he 'd gone the long way through to the Hall 's kitchens , taking in the sights as he went . |
| 5 | And why she 'd reacted the same way yesterday evening when Jake had started questioning her about her private life . |
| 6 | ‘ How you must be wishing you 'd chosen a different way of doing things . ’ |