Example sentences of "'d given " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd given up and love had not visited her lonely shore in years . |
| 2 | She 'd given more time to thinking about Lucy than anything else for months . |
| 3 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 4 | Perhaps he thought that , and he 'd given me the slip . |
| 5 | Of course , he 'd given up medicine to pursue comedy , but he was absolutely at his best when caring for others . |
| 6 | Quite suddenly she felt a generous relief , as though she 'd given science and herself new hope of heaven , and set out through the gathering dark , home , home across the dragon-haunted park . |
| 7 | ‘ But I would hate to get to 40 and look back , thinking : ‘ I wish I 'd given it my best shot ’ . ’ |
| 8 | He was sure I was going to be sent to Siberia but I 'd given him all my film and all the pictures that I 'd taken already . |
| 9 | Once again , I 'd given my film to David . |
| 10 | He 'd once tried to explain to her that he was n't popular , that people did n't like him , but she would n't have it , so he 'd given up . |
| 11 | The last time Philip had seen him was when he 'd given him Uncle John 's medals . |
| 12 | They put in my real balance which was something like £7.50 — but they 'd given me their stamp . |
| 13 | The road had for so long been the only goal that I 'd given no thought to anything beyond . |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't say I 'd given everything to make my husband what he was , or that he 'd cheated on me . |
| 15 | Though I wish you 'd given him a different name . |
| 16 | I know that three days before they were killed , twenty-five people were invited to that house for the mass whipping of a dealer from Sunset Strip who 'd given them some bad dope . |
| 17 | The year before , Ruari had built himself a wee turf hut among the skeps on the moor to keep an eye on them , but Mairi complained about having to bring his food so far , and he 'd given up using it . |
| 18 | Then he remembered he 'd given up smoking the damned thing . |
| 19 | Suddenly , as we were walking on , we heard the dogs barking in that frantic , menacing way that could only mean they 'd given chase . |
| 20 | At first she 'd given no thought to missing for a month , putting it down to the trauma of losing Pa , but by the time nothing showed for the third month running there could be no doubt that the worst had happened . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | They had little money to spend once he 'd given up riding altogether but they shared love in abundance . |
| 23 | He 'd given her a few sugar pieces , which she 'd taken , and even offered several pinches of snuff , which she had n't . |
| 24 | Harriet made a grunting sound that meant she 'd given in under protest and Jess did n't wait for any other sign . |
| 25 | For a start he 'd given up being a hippie , which must have been a relief to the Fish , not only professionally but because it meant the Fish could play Charlie soul records — Otis Redding and all — the only music he liked . |
| 26 | How much she 'd given him , cared for him , loved him , and now he was sitting in Eva 's house all cosy and radiant and looking forward to bed . |
| 27 | Fortunately they 'd given her the job back at the shoe shop , and she and I had to spend only evenings and weekends together . |
| 28 | We 've waited so long , I 'd given up all hope of ever having a bairn . ’ |
| 29 | You 'd think I 'd given him the moon . ’ |
| 30 | JUST WHEN you 'd given up on Italian House , along come more chattering piano breaks and gusty female vocals to drag you back onto your feet . |