Example sentences of "i 'd [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , champignons , ’ I replied , thinking that he sounded as old as Noah and immediately I 'd named him Grandad . |
| 2 | ‘ But the truth is , there was never anything between us — not after I 'd discovered she cared more for her mirror than for anything or anyone else . ’ |
| 3 | It 'd have been better if I 'd kept them two . |
| 4 | But you ca n't imagine how many times I 've thought , ‘ If I 'd kept him , he might have lived . ’ |
| 5 | No , and I had I er I had tried to appeal to him to be quiet , he said well I 've got to build this shed , I said well it do n't have to be during the night when other people are trying to sleep , he said well that 's up to them , and he started hammering again , while I was talking to him , and then I kept on and on and eventually , I think while I was talking to him I 'd kept him quiet while I was talking to him . |
| 6 | I 'd kept it in the bottom of my bra-and-pants drawer ever since I stole it from Dad . |
| 7 | Because I 'd k I 'd kept it like as evidence |
| 8 | He 's er he 's saying that er the shifting of the ground 's political but I 'd to remember him that er , th it 's the council that 's doing their job , he 's not doing his job . |
| 9 | I though it would sound good at department meetings to say I 'd consulted him . |
| 10 | I 'd coloured it in for you |
| 11 | Finished it all , and then , I just decided then I sorted out my washing , and then I decided what part I was gon na do , I 'd narrowed it down to either topic , task or topic erm , stable features , which are , sort of , erm , self confidence and things , and erm , how you you express yourself , and then a third one is like sex an and gender and age . |
| 12 | I sorted through my frocks but could find none that fitted me ; I 'd outgrown them all and was waiting until I 'd grown into Liza 's castoffs . |
| 13 | Before I 'd joined they 'd called themselves Strand — after the Roxy Music song ‘ Do The Strand — and The Swankers but both these names were well past their sell-by date by the time I arrived . |
| 14 | I do n't know what I envisaged happening once I 'd parted you and Peter . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd hoped we 'd have to get married , ’ says Wendy . |
| 16 | ‘ The Sahara Desert was everything I 'd hoped it would be and more ’ , says Evans . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd hoped it was an exaggeration . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd hoped it would have made an improvement , ’ he said . |
| 19 | I 'd hoped it would be a good break for Roland and Heather , and I think it was , but I have n't heard their retrospective verdict yet . |
| 20 | Mr , I 'd hoped it would be a short point . |
| 21 | I 'm delighted with that , the budget came out er , much better than I 'd hoped it would do , and er , and I , I am sure that we shall see some improvement in the police er , over the next year . |
| 22 | However , I 'd hoped you 'd come over understanding that Leon does n't wish to sell his property called Sleet . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'd hoped she and Leo could be here tonight , but they had another engagement . ’ |
| 24 | I 'd hoped she 'd just pick me up and we 'd be on our way , but Ash had n't seen Aunt Ilsa for a long time and insisted on exchanging more than just pleasantries with her and Mr G. |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd hoped he 'd still be grazing that pasture there . ’ |
| 26 | B , retired persons that was the right answer , right , B , retired persons was the right answer , now some of you put D , anyone not gainfully employed and I did think I 'd explained it clearly |
| 27 | They 're one point eight G L Estate F reg , four thousand , two hundred , that 's A B C D E , five year 's difference , done four thousand , two hundred , two , eight hundred quid , well actually it 's , our cars worth over a grand if I 'd sprayed it up and put it on the market |
| 28 | I 'ad to meet 'im after I 'd 'ad me look around . |
| 29 | And I felt worse , as I stumbled away , remembering Gharr 's laughter when I 'd struck him . |
| 30 | Then one day a couple of months ago he returned , just as I was leaving assuming I 'd missed him . |