Example sentences of "but she 'd [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could have hired a team of professionals to do the work , of course , but she 'd wanted to be able to look round at the end of it all and know she 'd done it . |
| 2 | Pity to cut such a pretty face but she 'd asked for it . |
| 3 | Clad in an old black leotard and leggings , now fairly well daubed with paint , and with her mane of hair hidden beneath a scarlet bandana , she did n't exactly look like a decorator , she realised with a giggle as she caught sight of her own reflection in the hall mirror on the way to the kitchen , but she 'd discovered at an early stage of the game just how much bending , stretching and crouching was involved and so had decided she might as well be comfortable while she did it . |
| 4 | She knew from the frequent worried glances the other woman sent in her direction that Candy had seen through the act , but she 'd managed with some effort to avoid her , always finding some pretext to disappear in the opposite direction whenever Candy appeared on the horizon . |
| 5 | Rehearsals on the Sheffield play did n't actually begin till two days later , but she 'd promised to be there as soon as she could to discuss make-up with the director . |
| 6 | She was a hard-nosed bitch , but she 'd had to be , to survive . |