Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [pron] 'd [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to convince herself he was still there — smirking at the sight of her in the ropes he 'd tied to her naked body . |
| 2 | That evening she still was n't feeling too great , but nevertheless was able to talk about the television she 'd missed , the programmes she 'd missed on telly . |
| 3 | For me that was vindication for the disagreements I 'd had with Sydney Newman and Donald Wilson , both of whom saw the music and titles after they 'd been done and said they did n't like them . |
| 4 | And there were all the other women he 'd made lucky too — all the hairdressers he 'd flirted with , all the travel agents , florists and girls in bars . |
| 5 | The vaults were then changed at night or when the bus had finished service and then were counted by a different means , they were counted by machine coin counters and er so , instead of say erm what , sixty or seventy conductors paying in their money , this was all erm on the bus , so there may have been five or six drivers had worked that bus that day and all the takings he 'd taken during the time was all in this night safe in this vault . |
| 6 | He reached for one of the sticks he 'd collected for the pheasant trap . |
| 7 | Estabrook watched the smoke drift up over the assassin 's grey eyes , and before he could prevent himself he was telling his story , the rules he 'd drawn for this exchange forgotten . |
| 8 | They 'd danced to Michael 's band and her glossy pink trousers flashed and moved in the dimmed lights , and he had felt elated and mildly drunk , and had lost most of the inhibitions he 'd had about dancing , until it became clear to his confused brain that the drummer , who had soft dark hair and was probably a potential Celtic supporter , was getting on so well with Amanda that perhaps they should move on elsewhere , and he swayed out of the room , pushing her in front of him , and bumped into someone at the door , and had realised it was the man in the raincoat , only he was in a dark suit and a tie with geometric designs . |
| 9 | Harriet seemed to have forgotten the grievances she 'd had against him . |
| 10 | Of all the opportunities I 'd had for a good chat-up line , simply croaking ‘ Hospital ’ was n't one of my best . |
| 11 | Maggie turned round to find herself staring into the eyes she 'd stared into in the pub . |
| 12 | Tonight , with Marlin working until nine and a late dinner planned , she 'd decided to spend the early evening assigning and wrapping the presents she 'd accumulated on her various Fifth Avenue sorties , sweetening her labours with wine and music . |
| 13 | At what moment had she surrendered the tactics she 'd planned to the charismatic persuasion of Luke 's personality ? |
| 14 | She walked round the room , looking at the fragments he 'd preserved from their life together . |
| 15 | He 'd never told Mum about the words he 'd had with the relief officers , which was a blessing really because she would never have shut up about it . |
| 16 | There I dampened some paper towels and wiped the flour off the goodies I 'd removed from Flaxperson . |
| 17 | But any woman would have reacted with anger to his insults , he reminded himself , especially if the barbs he 'd slung at her were accurate and she was trying to convince him otherwise . |
| 18 | She would compare the snaps they 'd taken of Peter on the lawn in the summer with the photographs of John as a baby . |
| 19 | His voice was guarded , but through it all she could hear the yearning and she wished she could break through the barriers he 'd erected against her ; she dearly wanted him to reveal his true self . |
| 20 | ‘ When I wanted to produce a special jumper to commemorate my 50th Test try , with the emblems of all the countries I 'd scored against , I was told I 'd have to pay royalties for using them . |
| 21 | She wanted to make Dan sound as good as possible and after some of the stunts he 'd played on her in the past that was difficult . |
| 22 | After the wounds he 'd seen in his time , how could one little splinter have such an effect ? |
| 23 | Behind her diamond eyes , Jezrael was seeing the plants she 'd maimed in the name of cultures . |
| 24 | I was a trifle nervous when I remembered all the films I 'd seen about weddings . |
| 25 | I felt then that at last the ambitions I 'd had for so long were possible , and that I could stop worrying about the gypsy who 'd looked at me closely a couple of years earlier , and said : ‘ You 'll never come to anything , you wo n't . ’ |
| 26 | I mentioned the stories I 'd heard about Johnny Boy to Michael Willis . |
| 27 | Which was crazy , she reflected as she sat there , after all the things they 'd done to each other with their bodies , and the things yet to be done . |
| 28 | He did n't bother deciding which of the things she 'd said to him she was referring to . |
| 29 | She had n't meant half the things she 'd said to him . |
| 30 | And he listened , he would n't really say what he had been doing , but later he showed me some of the things he 'd done in the Hebrides . |