Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] i 'd have " in BNC.

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1 Bush had been inaugurated while I was in Australia , and when I came home , I started getting all the bizarre ideas that maybe I 'd had enough of tennis .
2 If only I 'd had a stable childhood , maybe none of this would have happened … . ’
3 If only I 'd had one of them , it seems
4 If only I 'd had more time .
5 But , erm all that time I was running the young wives ' and we used to hold a stall in the garden , at the garden party at the church , and w when you took your takings in , you know th the treasurer would say you know , who are you , you know and I used to say young wives ' and then one day I said well , you know we 're no longer young wives , you know we were getting old and I decided there and then I 'd had enough of young wives ' , you know and er , er because I , I said , I , I was secretary and I 'll close it down it , it erm the young wives ' closed down and er er it , it had actually closed down and this lady was marvellous this secretary of the Guild , who would kno known mother and she was a councillor , she come dashing down , you know you , you , th the young wives ' has closed and you know you 've got excuse .
6 But once I 'd had a chance to calm down a little I realised that what I wanted was you .
7 It was he who arranged medical care , arranged the hospital — even arranged for an adoption ; but once I 'd had the baby , and she so soft and little , so lovely , I could n't do it .
8 I said the first thing that came into my mind , but once I 'd had time to think everything through I realised what a mistake I 'd made .
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