Example sentences of "he 'd [verb] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd give his ears for a bike of his own . |
| 2 | And sometimes his hand would creep a bit higher , and then when I was near fit to burst with joy he 'd stop his tickling and say : ‘ Ay , but I should n't do that , should I ? |
| 3 | If it was getting too much , he 'd stop his tap — which was a good thing — and tell 'em to get home . |
| 4 | Then , of course , he 'd send his friends similar notes — ca n't stay tonight , got terrible earache , or my mother 's not very well — because for something like a year or more , he was having a double affair with , — dare I mention her name — Natasha Kornilof , who was a great friend of mine . |
| 5 | ‘ He 'd hurt his back a bit , and couldnae walk so well . |
| 6 | Then , when it started to go down , he 'd open his eyes and concentrate on Emily for as long as his self-control would allow . |
| 7 | Bolt upright , yes , fast asleep and then he 'd move his hands |
| 8 | He wished he 'd finish his drink and go to bed . |
| 9 | A sudden fear seized him : that the door would be locked , and he 'd beat his weakness against it , and fail to gain access . |
| 10 | And he 'd tell me stories or sing to me , and sometimes , after he 'd had a good tumblerful of whisky , he 'd slide his hand up my shorts and stroke my thigh . |
| 11 | ‘ I warned him he 'd ruin his career when his senior managers found out . |
| 12 | Even if he 'd change his mind , and he would n't , his mother would n't like it . |
| 13 | But it was n't OK and when I reached for my bishop , he 'd wave his arms over the board like a referee who 's just counted somebody out — and change his move . |
| 14 | Then he 'd want his shares back . |
| 15 | ‘ He has every right to criticise the Tour if he feels criticism is in order , ’ said Schofield in London yesterday , ‘ but it would be preferable if he 'd make his complaints to us . |
| 16 | The night-dark eyes bored into her as he moved closer still , and she braced herself , wondering just how he 'd make his attack . |
| 17 | Wish he 'd make his mind up |
| 18 | All he wants to do is to get his hand inside my blouse or up my skirt , but if I gave him the chance to do anything more he 'd be so scared he 'd wet his pants . ’ |
| 19 | As soon as the boss was stirring he 'd get his mug of beer ; and then he 'd start his lining , and not before . ’ |
| 20 | If a first baiter knew his job , as soon as a man had ploughed a stetch he 'd drop his stick across the furrows . |
| 21 | Ask a worker on the American line how work had changed over the past three decades and he 'd shake his head and confess : not much . |
| 22 | All that knew McMurdo agreed that he 'd end his days on a hangman 's rope . |
| 23 | He 'd hold his ground ; he was higher up than him and at an advantage . |
| 24 | ‘ We just flies in a room , ’ he liked to say , moving quickly across the ruins of daily life , plane crashes , train wrecks , matricide , infanticide ; then , after swatting half of humanity , he 'd lower his voice and whisper , as if imparting a secret , ‘ We just flies , that 's all . |
| 25 | Fruity Fred the bull terrier took a fancy to the leggy lovely and thought he 'd try his luck . |
| 26 | He 'd push his hand right up , and feel me . |
| 27 | Philip hoped he 'd find his dog and the pair of them would clear off . |
| 28 | He could n't really complain too much ; not after the time that he 'd run his patrol car into a ditch only three weeks into his new appointment , and the Middlemass girl ( 14 ) had turned up with a chain and towed him out . |
| 29 | Once indoors the dog would collapse in front of the fire , there , perhaps , to dream of the day when he 'd swap his flea collar for a laurel wreath , and his water bowl for a magnum of champagne with which to shower his adoring fans ! |
| 30 | He 'd sell his sister first . ’ |