Example sentences of "[noun sg] that [pron] 'd [verb] " in BNC.

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1 She stood staring after his lithe figure , gripped by the same sense of anguish and loss that she 'd felt in the Piazzale Roma .
2 Erm on , on yours in fact I could n't check sequence erm on the programme that you 'd given me because I did n't , I , I had know way of telling whether we did get a clash .
3 And did you mention to Steen that you 'd got the photographs at any time ? ’
4 It had n't actually been Guy Sterne 's fault that he 'd barged in and found her naked in his bedroom last night , even if his mocking treatment of the incident had been grossly insulting …
5 You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints .
6 She suggested in that shoddy little newspaper interview that I 'd broken up her marriage … but let's not talk of it , Gregory , please .
7 I think it was a car that she 'd had for was well looked after her dad used to see to it for her but it was she 'd had it for some years and she was always poodling about in you see .
8 This situation would be one humdinger of a funny story to tell his city friends over a drink or two — and perhaps to boast to Corosini that he 'd wrapped her around his little finger with a few husky phrases and a glimpse of his superlative body .
9 Because when Wendy and Laura had returned they 'd brought a verbal message from Suzie to the effect that she 'd met a Danish boy and had no intention of returning to England to complete her studies .
10 The following day the dress rehearsal went so smoothly that after giving out his notes — the pause at the end of the third act , before Olwyn opened the cigarette box for the second time , was a whisker too long , and her response to Robert 's line to the effect that she 'd fabricated the person she loved a touch too quick — ; Meredith declared enough was enough .
11 He bent down and picked up a carrier that he 'd lain on the floor .
12 When we , we using B H C vaccine in eigh er , late seventies , early eighties , erm , that caused problems because we had residues left in the meat , and the French amongst others found it as well , so there were , there were problems there , and the Ministry went over to organo-phos or to organo-phosphorus dips , they were the only alternative that they 'd got at that er , time .
13 There was no way of being certain how long she 'd spent on the ward ; it might have been six weeks or six years , but she was guessing at six months because this had been the first commission review that she 'd received .
14 ‘ I 'm all stiff and sore , ’ Lucy said , and then pulled down the shoulder of the oversized Blues Brothers T-shirt that she 'd bought for sleeping in .
15 This had been the story that he 'd used when it had n't seemed so serious , and it was the story that he was sticking with now .
16 If the courts did throw out a case that you 'd dealt with , you stood a chance of being sued over it .
17 In the bay-windowed room Forester locked the door behind him and closed all the curtains before turning to the rod case that he 'd laid on the bed .
18 After a serious stuttering bout during one interview , and the admission that he 'd thought about suicide , Boris obviously appreciates Karen 's support .
19 She could have suggested that it was none of his business , or have made an excuse that she 'd forgotten to put it on , but , wits scattered , with her usual honesty she blurted out the exact truth .
20 She had had more responsibility that she 'd expected , but she had enjoyed it and welcomed the stability it had brought to her erratic life .
21 Once inside the shed , Amis entered the cage and cast around for the big wrench that he 'd taken to keeping in here .
22 Occasionally one or other of the girls left the path to go and pick a mushroom that she 'd seen half-concealed behind a root or stone , or pushing through the surface of the pine-needles .
23 He shuffled , he stamped , he stayed well back in the shelter of the narrow brick passageway that he 'd found as a better lookout point .
24 They were trading in the village , bartering orange plastic beads and metalware that they 'd bought in India for flour and grain .
25 I did n't tell your mum that I 'd got it on you see she said now all that I 've been saying !
26 I 'd been so preoccupied with the physical results of my condition for the last hour that I 'd forgotten its other effects .
27 He put on a soppy-dog look that she 'd seen before .
28 His smile was open and friendly , and suddenly it seemed preposterous to be standing here , on a Roman street corner , arguing with a man who had taken her from an existence that she 'd hated to one that was all she 'd ever dreamed of .
29 I had a very scientific explanation about periods from my mum , with a warning not to tell my father or younger sister that I 'd started .
30 But when it when a bill came up and it would take away the money that we 'd saved for Kelly 's new school uniform , so it always seemed to come in a rush and there was always something needed like you know .
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