Example sentences of "when i 'd [vb pp] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , getting back to my sister , she seemed to expect me to side with her when she 'd been just the opposite with me when I 'd wanted to paint , and I 'm afraid harsh words were spoken all round . |
| 2 | The strange and difficult was becoming second nature in the way that it had when I 'd learned to fly . |
| 3 | I made beans , when I 'd finished sorting out this one I . |
| 4 | ‘ When I 'd finished writing the book I had lunch with a publisher ; she walked in with this crestfallen expression on her face , saying , ‘ I expected somebody taller , blonder , and just more … |
| 5 | Oh , indeed so , erm our domestic life is extraordinarily complicated but when , after my maternity leave expired and when I 'd finished having time off and breast feeding the baby , he in fact looked after her for a term in Cambridge and I came back to Sussex and taught during the week and went back to my daughter and husband at weekends , and now he 's actually taking leave in his turn , if you like , so that he can be the back-up here while I teach and do my work this year . |
| 6 | It did n't exactly lend weight to my decision to realize , when I 'd finished making it , that I was standing outside a second-hand jeweller 's looking at a selection of gold rings . |
| 7 | Er anyway as I say er I realized when I 'd started talking er that I was digging a bigger and bigger hole for myself so I er I climbed out of it and and made an exit . |
| 8 | And I remembered our last day together when I 'd promised to bring you to the Peacock theatre and robbed you of your heart 's desire by forcing you into my bed instead . |