Example sentences of "'d never known [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He could remember how , after moving out here and having been a city-dweller all of his life , he 'd come to realise that he 'd never known what true darkness was ; even away from houses and street lighting there had always been a faint , reflected amber cast to the sky , but here there was nothing .
2 He 'd never known what it could be like before .
3 I 'd never known him believe in anything before , so it was an amazing novelty to find him literally staking his life on the principle of absolute patriarchal authority .
4 Round about four o'clock he did a thing I 'd never known him do since I got there — he started to play his guitar .
5 Vainly some remaining logical part of her mind sought excuses but was drowned by the sheer surge of basic responses she 'd never known she possessed .
6 She had to call on acting powers she 'd never known she possessed to face Marianne calmly , but before she could say a word there was a knock on the door and Josh 's friendly , bearded face appeared .
7 His caresses had urged her to a wild , uninhibited passion she 'd never known she possessed — but it was the love she felt for him that had sent her into such a breathtaking completion .
8 He 'd never known anyone for touching things like Lee .
9 Even the older villagers claimed they 'd never known anything like it .
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