Example sentences of "'d [vb pp] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I got talking to one of them and he told me he 'd just come out of prison where he 'd done time for soliciting . |
| 2 | You do n't erm the other day I thought to myself I 'll walk up , see if that shop 's still there and by the time , you know er I was dreaming obviously , and I 'd walked by , I 'd got time actually , I was killing time so er I thought oh you silly I said er you 've still not er found out , so I went back and it is there but it 's not some , it 's not a shop |
| 3 | However , after she 'd had time to calm down , Susan returned to the salon the next day to try to get her money back . |
| 4 | When we were north of the border recently for the Scottish Music Show , before I 'd had time to look round myself , people were rushing over to describe a monster the like of which they 'd never before seen . |
| 5 | I wish we 'd had time to work on things . |
| 6 | She took a sip of wine before she 'd had time to wonder whether that might be wise . |
| 7 | If I 'd had time to think I do n't know how I would have felt . |
| 8 | ‘ I wish I 'd had time to make that tea , ’ Mrs Bennet said . |
| 9 | The words were impulsive , out before she 'd had time to vet them . |
| 10 | The trouble was , Alexandra thought , walking into her kitchen wrapped in a bath sheet , the trouble was that you could n't really go with the flow until you 'd had time to work out which way it was going . |
| 11 | He asked if she 'd had time to think about it . |
| 12 | ‘ I wish I 'd had time to read what Canon Wheeler had written on Jefferson all the same . |
| 13 | And the fact that she had sent him away before he 'd had time to betray her was cold comfort , set against the enormity of that loss . |
| 14 | Then , before she 'd had time to express her thanks , he 'd touched her cheek briefly with his warm , dry lips and stridden away , leaving her feeling lonely and bereft , the small box clasped in her hand . |
| 15 | Once she 'd discovered her pregnancy she 'd had time to think , to plan . |
| 16 | He 'd had time enough to get ten horses under shelter . |
| 17 | I did n't think you 'd had time to take Tracy … you came back so soon — ’ |
| 18 | Surely he 'd had time to see the latter clearly ? |
| 19 | We eventually found the car by good luck more than good management ; I wished we 'd had time to start from the top end and find how we 'd gone wrong . |
| 20 | He 'd had time to wash his hands and take off his rubber gloves and apron . |
| 21 | I said the first thing that came into my mind , but once I 'd had time to think everything through I realised what a mistake I 'd made . |
| 22 | That was what had caused it , of course , of that she was convinced , or would be once she 'd had time to work on it ! |
| 23 | She did n't want him to see it until she 'd had time to think . |
| 24 | Afterwards , when he drew her close , she went to sleep almost before she 'd had time to savour the pleasure of lying in his arms . |
| 25 | If I 'd had time to think , I would have used my bat , but when I saw the ball , it was just about to start its downward path . |
| 26 | And I would have got it together if I 'd had time had gone out to work instead of for days on end being unemployed and sitting and telling me about Karen . |
| 27 | Maybe he 'd spent time in the States . |
| 28 | Charlie was a cockney by birth but he 'd spent time in New York . |
| 29 | Perhaps he 'd risked time to practise with a few shots before I got there . |
| 30 | She was very patient but we 'd lost time . |