Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] we 'd [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But after a few weeks my girlfriend 's dad got a phone call from the old couple we 'd painted the house for , they wanted to get in the coal shed and could n't because I 'd painted over the lock . |
| 2 | This time we 'd sought peace and quiet after a hectic time in Cornwall and Lundy , and the comfortable marina at Neyland was just the job . |
| 3 | Tommy 'd ask me how much money we 'd done that day . |
| 4 | We talked for a while about the hunt — she wanted to know how much meat we 'd eaten , what the men had talked about — and then she said she had to go and graze the cows . |
| 5 | ‘ We all left the theatre with smiles — thinking not what an authentic production we 'd seen but how much we 'd enjoyed 18th century theatre ’ EARLY MUSIC NEWS |
| 6 | This is something we said we were going to discuss at a time in the future and I thought I 'd stick it on and see how much time we 'd got left . |
| 7 | By late afternoon we 'd stopped in at a number of bars along the pier . |
| 8 | So we all got very excited because it was the first money we 'd spent for a long time . |
| 9 | He 'd retired at fifty five , to run this er small holding we 'd got you see ? |
| 10 | We 'd decided to have a ploughman 's lunch or some such at a likely-looking pub we 'd seen in the next village . |
| 11 | And in fact , one night we 'd gone to bed and left the key in the door , and the door unlocked , the key on the outside . |
| 12 | So far , this ’ — he pointed to the newspaper — ‘ is the only evidence we 'd found of such preparations , but if there are others they will be swiftly terminated by this Society and its agents . |
| 13 | ‘ We recorded it because it was the first song we 'd written , ’ says Mike , founder member of the band . |
| 14 | ‘ That was the first time we 'd met . ’ |
| 15 | It was the first time we 'd returned to any location and I thought it must be a good sign . |
| 16 | But when I phoned her ( at a ‘ safe ’ house ) for this article , it was the first time we 'd spoken directly since the filming . |
| 17 | It was the first time we 'd had proper monitors on stage — which meant it was the first time John heard his own voice . |
| 18 | I wrapped him in the big blanket we 'd brought as he was already shivering . |
| 19 | I tore off the wrapping paper to reveal a framed version of exactly the same photograph we 'd sent to Joe 's dad . |
| 20 | He never dreamt that we would go to witness the execution or , even if we did , would get close enough to realise the man being burnt at the stake was not the same person we 'd questioned at Newgate . |
| 21 | Well our company decided to send us for a fucking first aid course and this , it 's er most embarrassing on this particular night we 'd stopped in er in the Chapel Hill in Lisburn |
| 22 | We guessed that this was the same set we 'd seen long ago on the journey from the Scullery when Abed had wanted to stop us reading them . |
| 23 | So we d were n't worried about that , a nice big van we 'd got , it was a big one so we 'd got plenty of room thirteen foot high it was , nice size van for the job , and we filled it up and plenty of space left over , off we went . |
| 24 | Lunch was an omelette and a salad and cheese and bread , and it was the best meal we 'd eaten all holiday . |
| 25 | ‘ That was the forty-seventh time we 'd done those few lines . ’ |
| 26 | Worst of all , we lost the special chemistry we 'd had with her there . |
| 27 | He must have succeeded since by the end of the next day we 'd moved up to fifth place , and we got our permit to camp for two nights by the Colorado . |
| 28 | Er , no , no , we were , I mean last night we 'd gone up from the week before on a rave , we 'd had about si ninety in , and last night we had about two hundred and fifty . |
| 29 | By opening night , they were ecstatic and it has to be said , the brightest , the best , and the most appreciative audience we 'd played to . |
| 30 | The make-up girl went to work on me as Duncan and I reminisced about the last time we 'd worked together . |