Example sentences of "[verb] he 'd [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the circumstances , although I could have wished he 'd delayed his visit another hour or so , the edge of my temper had become somewhat dulled by recent events . |
| 2 | Suffice to say that the young medic concerned must have wished he 'd picked on any person in the history of Equity rather than your hyper-ventilating authoress . |
| 3 | The smile she flashed into Rune 's brooding face was so blinding that he must have wished he 'd brought sunglasses with him , Gina thought uncharitably , wondering how he would take his peremptory dismissal to the bar . |
| 4 | I paid fi fifteen bleeding quid for that and I sai cos this year , I did n't know he 'd done this cos he sits it like that |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't know he 'd gone anywhere ! ’ |
| 6 | He died so quickly that Viktor did n't know he 'd gone . |
| 7 | Er and this this case the there was a fire in a flat , the chap had gone out to work , we did n't know he 'd gone out to work , so we broke First of all we informed the fire brigade was on the way , we broke down the door , quick look in the flat , best possible way we could look , and the fire brigade turned up and dealt with the flat . |
| 8 | Well , I did n't know he 'd gone did I ? mother fucking right and my fucking |
| 9 | All that talk about Janus , just to let her know he 'd suspected her of lying . |
| 10 | Or did he just leave a message to let me know he 'd called ? ’ |
| 11 | I did n't know he 'd got a daughter ! |
| 12 | ‘ We did n't know he 'd won this award until last month . |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't know he 'd paid her conscience money ! |
| 14 | Penry Vaughan 's irritation at being saddled with an unwelcome guest was understandable enough , but surely he could have let her know he 'd spoken to the police ! |
| 15 | I did n't even know he 'd left a |
| 16 | Is he I did n't know he 'd started doing advanced French . |
| 17 | If what he saw through security did not impress him , Tammuz need never know he 'd had a visitor . |
| 18 | Police saw him go into a flat in West London but by the time they entered he 'd gone . |
| 19 | He could have got one from the kitchen , but I expect he 'd locked up after he 'd brought the supper up . ’ |
| 20 | She 'd thrown herself at him , and then when she 'd panicked he 'd dropped her like a hot potato … what a fool she 'd been ! |
| 21 | My father was a Gemini , and I knew your mother was a Sagittarian as soon as I found he 'd given her half the clip . |
| 22 | Chatted with him and found he 'd missed breakfast . |
| 23 | ' … so that the end of the week he found he 'd lost two stone . |
| 24 | ‘ She found he 'd drawn out quite a lot of money on Friday , from two building society accounts they 've got . |
| 25 | I expect he found he 'd sold his working-class birthright for a mess of Bloomsbury pottage . |
| 26 | ‘ Steve ! ’ she cried in amazement as he let himself into the apartment , grinning all over his silly face as if he 'd just popped out for a paper that morning and found he 'd won the state lottery . |
| 27 | The inquest into his death found he 'd taken nine times the usual dose of LSD … but recorded an open verdict . |
| 28 | After the cab had departed he 'd returned to the body search ; a couple of rough-looking kids came sneaking up the alley for purposes unknown , but a long , low growl from the shadows sent them running . |
| 29 | Well it was her fault really for not checking he 'd got his tie on . |
| 30 | She looked away , but not before her normally pale skin had flooded with colour , and it was all the more infuriating to know he 'd seen that too . |