Example sentences of "'d [vb pp] a [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose I 'd expected a stunt-man who pulled off hair-raising feats for kicks . |
| 2 | Overnight she 'd caught a chill which showed every sign of developing into pneumonia . |
| 3 | Luce moved restlessly and thumped her pillow , her doubts and uncertainties back in full force ; and all because she 'd met a man who had captured her interest and set her imagination winging . |
| 4 | And even if I 'd made a mistake I 'd be honest enough to admit it . |
| 5 | Caroline stared at him , waiting for him to smile , to give some hint that he 'd made a joke she 'd simply not understood , but he only went on looking at her , his face as cool and composed as if he 'd done nothing more than offer to top up her sherry . |
| 6 | ‘ This copper said 'e used ter be on the Tunnel beat an' 'e 'd seen a bloke who looked like me knockin' around wiv 'em . |
| 7 | ‘ He told me he 'd seen a UFO himself in 1967 … ’ |
| 8 | I knew I 'd used a contraction you know . |
| 9 | And he 'd got a boy who did stutter and he always used to go to granddad before er he when he came to school , before lessons and he 'd give him this pebble and he 'd say , now you can put it in your pocket . |
| 10 | Course , he wanted to know if we 'd got a video we could lend him . |
| 11 | So then I began to be really pretty busy with running the office and then keeping my home , but I 'd got a husband who was very , very , handy and helped me out in the home you know . |
| 12 | When he 'd got a shot he liked , we 'd go to bed . |
| 13 | At Art College , she 'd had a friend whose catch phrase when asked for a date , was : How about next July , I seem to have a Wednesday free . |
| 14 | If he 'd had a bike he would have er done better then . |
| 15 | If we 'd had a child there would have been movement ; we 'd have watched him growing up , seen him change , worried about his schooling , and so on . |
| 16 | ‘ They used to pull my leg , but once they 'd had a go they soon changed their minds . ’ |
| 17 | She 'd had a shock herself . |
| 18 | If I 'd had a gun I would have gone out and shoo shot out the whole neighbourhood . |
| 19 | If I 'd had a gun I would have done it . |
| 20 | I 'd had a feeling I 'd seen it before , but I 'd no idea they were that good friends ! |
| 21 | I said so I 've been to a local firm and he said well if you 'd wanted a job we could 've found you one , so I went to the Co-op and I went in the credit , working in the Co-op credit and er went from there to . |
| 22 | ‘ Everyone started laughing and I was concerned that ‘ Jacki ’ might feel alienated but he immediately started laughing himself and I knew I 'd signed a character who 'd get on fine in Scotland . ’ |
| 23 | When he told me you were pregnant by him , it was as though he 'd thrown a hand-grenade which blew me apart . |
| 24 | The American president was then left with a situation in which he 'd created a club which he hims he himself could n't join . |
| 25 | If any of the rest of us realized we 'd improved a story we 'd been telling , we 'd just keep quiet about it . ’ |
| 26 | He 'd realized a long time ago that he 'd married a woman who cuddled complete strangers in the street and probably had a season ticket for West Ham in her handbag . |