Example sentences of "but they 'd [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd tasted like shit but they 'd sure done the stuff ; everybody else had been whining about the story while Pete had been lying there with his tongue hanging out . |
| 2 | The band had been playing together for two years , at school dances , in pubs and as support at a couple of bigger concerts , but they 'd never been written about before . |
| 3 | He might not have been able to dodge the water , but they 'd never pinned him down for the Instruction . |
| 4 | We 'd known more or less since I 'd heard the words Jihad Islami in the Land of Grey and Pink , but they 'd never actually said it . |
| 5 | Heaven knew she was no stranger to men 's admiring glances , but they 'd never had this effect on her before — nor anything remotely like it ! |
| 6 | She told them this in confidence , because the master did n't know — he suspected , apparently , which explains why he went off Theo , but they 'd always denied it . |
| 7 | I seemed to have a separate brain for each limb , but they 'd all broken off diplomatic relations . |
| 8 | But they 'd better start thinking about how they are going to pay for it . |
| 9 | But they 'd better be good . ’ |