Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] 'd [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would then enquire how much I 'd paid for the latest irreparable objects , and if it had been 20p or less he 'd say , with satisfaction , ‘ Well , at least it had a decent plug ’ , and the decent plug would go into the decent plug box . |
| 2 | When the first meeting happens someone needs to explain to the people there ( and do n't be discouraged if there are fewer that you 'd hoped for ) what the Christian group is all about and why it 's important to have a group in school . |
| 3 | It might not hold all I 'd hoped for , but … ’ |
| 4 | Did n't you get all you 'd hoped for ? ’ |
| 5 | As soon as he started to tear the paper off I had a wild desire to snatch it back , rush out and buy him a record-player ; it seemed such a ludicrously inadequate present after all he 'd done for me . |
| 6 | All he 'd got for the mite was a tatty old kite |
| 7 | A glimmer of sun , the first they 'd seen for days in a chillier than average English summer , was gilding the meadow-sweet creamy-white in the tangled hedgerows . |