Example sentences of "'d only " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only I was this , if I 'd only said that , done the other — why always ME ? |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd only ever given him pills before , and I 'm not medically trained , but it 's surprising how quickly you get used to it . |
| 3 | He 'd only got to be told by Charlie that he 'd be leaving the High Street by the bridge and walking along the local river . ’ |
| 4 | He 'd only said that to get him out of Mrs Wright 's house . |
| 5 | He 'd only made two twists when he stopped , listening . |
| 6 | She 'd only been trying to help . |
| 7 | He remembered his sporadic visits back to Taler 's Bump , the shy little girl who 'd been virtually a stranger to him , his awkward attempts at being a family man when all the time he 'd only been yearning to get back to work . |
| 8 | There was a momentary hesitation before he explained that he 'd only just got to the room , he 'd felt too disturbed by the shamanistic experience to sleep and had sat in the hospitality suite reading . |
| 9 | He 'd only just got right from flu . |
| 10 | The Thorns lived there , newcomers who 'd only moved in the year before . |
| 11 | She 'd only had those few hours at The Haven . |
| 12 | They 'd only taken a few steps when a man gave an appreciative wolf whistle . |
| 13 | We had a 3.15 PM start , and we 'd only played one hole when the end of the world looked as though it had come and we had to shelter in the R&A tent . |
| 14 | I found out he 'd fired his caddie John Moorhouse and then he 'd tried a German lad , but he 'd only lasted the practice round ! |
| 15 | I was still nursing my Freddieland injuries , and the way she was looking at me with her unflinching gaze gave me a queasy feeling I 'd only narrowly avoided providing lunch . |
| 16 | She 'd only been annoyed because it upset all her work plans . |
| 17 | They 'd only just pitched camp , but I soon had them on their way . ’ |
| 18 | If he 'd only told them he 'd just had a baby , things might have been different . |
| 19 | H. P. If your face did n't fit , they could get rid of you within twelve months.There was this bobby , a big chap over six feet , very dour , from the Hebrides — he 'd only seen sheep . |
| 20 | I 'd only got half way and I heard the row going on , so I cut across and met them . |
| 21 | If we 'd only stuck to Perrier … |
| 22 | I met him at a dance held in the Airmen 's Mess ( so romantic ! ) , when I 'd only been at Binbrook three weeks . |
| 23 | I 'd only wanted to be alone ! |
| 24 | I 'd put half a dozen 10p pieces in there to phone home , and I 'd only used one . |
| 25 | I handed over a coin : that meant I 'd only got two left , but it was the fattest and quickest-gobbled 10p I 've ever spent . |
| 26 | It was as if I 'd only just found him , except that now I 'd start to wail like a baby if someone so much as knocked my little finger . |
| 27 | Especially since I 'd only just arrived back from Paris . ’ |
| 28 | Disconcerted , she admitted that she 'd only done this once before , that , in all honesty , I could probably do it equally well on my own . |
| 29 | They should n't have found a single gun that day — we 'd have buried the lot if we 'd only known in time . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If I 'd only realized sooner — ’ |