Example sentences of "he 'd give [pron] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He 'd given her a few sugar pieces , which she 'd taken , and even offered several pinches of snuff , which she had n't .
2 He 'd given her a string of cultured pearls as a wedding present .
3 ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug .
4 She was already dutiful and anxious to please him , and she looked so pretty in a dress of sprigged cotton he 'd given her the money to buy for the wedding .
5 He reminded her of the day he 'd given her the locket and ring . ’
6 Staring blankly at the rubble , all that remained of the cottage , she tried to remember the exact words Leo had used when he 'd given her the cheque .
7 But it was after he 'd given her the ring that the cracks had begun to appear in her façade .
8 ‘ I rang him — he 'd given me a list of all the Grands Prix contact numbers — but when he came to my hotel the next morning it was of his own accord . ’
9 Perhaps he thought that , and he 'd given me the slip .
10 ‘ What are you grinning at , Cambridge ? ’ he demanded — he 'd given me the nickname after some reference I made to my own past ; it was an affectionate pan of coals for my head — ‘ It 's perfectly true .
11 I said ’ Oh yes ’ and I saw the and he 'd kept the collar on , and of course he 'd given me the one that tossed his head up did n't he !
12 They were determined to confront the English Heritage inspector , but it soon became clear he 'd given them the slip .
13 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 .
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