Example sentences of "'d even [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For whimsy she 'd even etched a skein of ants travelling due west , with a ladybird glowing like a winged jewel , poised to fly to her northern home . |
| 2 | He 'd even made a series of phone calls to arrange a lift . |
| 3 | But Kev , people were sayng he was a better passer before he 'd even played a match for them ! |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ Look , dottore , they knew I was there before I got out of the car , before they 'd even had a glimpse of me . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |