Example sentences of "i 'd have [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	I says if I 'd 've wanted a slice of fat and I 'd 've want burnt tomatoes I says I would 've ordered them .
2	Five frilly nightdresses straight from mail-order , their labels still attached — I 'd 've nicked a couple only I did n't know what disease they might be carrying .
3	I 'd have felt a lot happier . ’
4	‘ Do you really believe I 'd have blown a career I loved just to get even with you for something that happened ten years ago ?
5	Head of Department : ‘ Yes , I 'd have liked a deputy Head of House , without increment … disappointed over that . ’
6	I 'd have liked a job but you could n't , because the men had to be looked after , you just had to be there .
7	I 'd have liked a lamb .
8	‘ If I 'd thought we were going on a lecture tour , I 'd have brought a notepad and a lunchbox .
9	And I reckon Sunday I 'd have got a lift home .
10	I mean I , it 's no good me husbands to look af , I I this is my second husband but er with my first husband er I I sort of erm if it 's been left to him , God bless him , he 's dead now but if it 'd been left to him I 'd have had a houseful of children you know .
11	If I 'd had my nailfile with me I 'd have had a go at it .
12	I 'd been paying tax and national insurance for 12 years before I found myself having to make a claim and if I 'd been putting the money in a building society I 'd have had a lot more than I eventually got out of them . ’
13	‘ I 'd have had a job , ’ said Simon .
14	‘ You should have let me know you were coming earlier , I 'd have had a car waiting at the airport for you . ’
15	Otherwise I 'd have put a brick through your window .
16	‘ I 'd have married a boatman to get out . ’
17	‘ I 'd have preferred a bottle of Chardonnay to be quite honest , but that did the job . ’
18	I 'd have preferred a book that told a few truths , or even a few lies .
19	I 'd have drawn a market .

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