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Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [conj] he 'd [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1	It was certainly better than the sandwich and a can of beer that she 'd expected ; if this had been the late and unlamented Eddie she 'd probably have been faced with a walk to the nearest carry-out to find that he 'd finished off the beer in her absence .
2	The barman looked like he 'd had a long day 's journey into night , although the monocle and the silk smoking-jacket were as natty as ninepence .
3	The director agreed that he 'd misinterpreted the play .
4	Left home earlyish for his visit by rail to London to see his publishers ; been picked up by taxi at about 7.20 a.m. , almost certainly to catch the 07.59 , arriving Paddington at 09.03 ; obviously with only some fairly quick business to transact since he 'd appeared confident of meeting his commitments with the tourists at lunchtime at The Randolph , and then again during the afternoon ; likely as not , then , he would originally have intended to catch the 11.30 from Paddington , arriving Oxford at 12.30 .
5	Mrs Dass exclaimed softly from her sun-chair in the bow window , and her husband confessed that he 'd found an old set of blackout curtains that were just about right for size .
6	a proper one , hi Holly , alright love , so I went , left it and then I went called back last night after college and he said oh I have n't done it yet come on he said we 'll whiz it on the band saw , put it on the band saw and he 'd taken two nails out that you could n't see you know the , the old stamped cast iron ones , the ends had snapped off
7	Jezrael could n't even lift her head to look because he 'd told her that eyes shine in the darkness ; as well light a beacon .
8	Requesting the sales girl to make up the bill , he 'd proceeded to lower his dark head , his arms closing about her like steel bands as he 'd possessed Laura 's lips in a long , slow and devastating kiss .
9	He had mistaken it for an ashtray and I watched from the back seat as he painstakingly flicked his ash on to the small pile of dead matches and cigarette ends that he 'd accumulated in the bowl of the vent .
10	‘ My lord said that he 'd brought you from Gloucester , ’ volunteered Ellen , setting a trencher of bread and fruit on the table , ‘ where you 'd been held since your father 's death .
11	The European Commissions Director for regional policy said that he 'd accepted the submission from Euro Cities that funding would be made available for urban areas .
12	The European Commissions Director for regional policy said that he 'd accepted the submission from Euro Cities that funding would be made available for urban areas .
13	The poetry book I had was Stevenson 's A Child 's Garden of Verses , and I read it obsessively , once going in to Smith 's in the High Road to ask if he 'd written any other poems .
14	Joseph glanced quickly at the emperor to see if he 'd heard and was surprised to find his expression uneasy beneath the bonnet-like crown that fitted close around his face .
15	He 'd applied to join the police in his final year at university ; it had been an unfashionable thing to do but he 'd given it a lot of careful thought .
16	They had little money to spend once he 'd given up riding altogether but they shared love in abundance .
17	And we had a neighbour named and he 'd worked at E T N S all his life and had some influence and I mentioned it to him and he asked me , asked me if he could find me a job .
18	Well , so there you are and I told them , he he said that he wanted erm a urine sample you see and so of course when the nurse come after he 'd gone , later and I kept waiting and I thought to myself well I want to know the result !
19	Too much the professional to show that he 'd rattled her composure , she had swung into her act with its usual brand of light-hearted , playful sexiness , switching from vibrant show songs to sweet , soul-stilling ballads with perfect ease , knowing she had the audience in the palm of her hand .