Example sentences of "he 'd [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd shaken up Evans , first bawling him out then ending up with a show of confidence in him with the Havana . |
| 2 | Once they 'd come out of the house , he 'd shaken himself free of the women and had now adopted a surly silence . |
| 3 | He 'd shaken her hand . |
| 4 | I was really happy for him because now he 'd answered the question , ‘ Could he win a major ? ’ |
| 5 | Not a second 's pause and he 'd answered me . |
| 6 | He 'd answered with some folderol about seeking the ideal woman , but he 'd known the truth even as he was spinning her this tosh , and it was a bitter thing . |
| 7 | Where 's the corkscrew ? ’ and he 'd answered — dead straight — ‘ What do you want a corkscrew for ? ’ and so I 'd made an excuse and left quickly . |
| 8 | It was as though he 'd answered that last question . |
| 9 | When she had asked his name there had been a slight , but noticeable , hesitation before he 'd answered . |
| 10 | I think if he 'd lived now , he 'd live differently . |
| 11 | The rent on this new place , like the rent on all the places he 'd lived in since he arrived in the city , was paid for by the Social Security . |
| 12 | Kalchu , his face red from alcohol and anger , his breath coming in short shallow gasps , said that he 'd lived and worked in India for several years and that there he 'd been nothing . |
| 13 | But he may not have done another thing ; he may just have faded into obscurity if he 'd lived on . ’ |
| 14 | Back in the days when he 'd lived in a hole in a bank , Masklin had spent far too much time cold and wet to turn up his nose at a chance to sleep warm and dry . |
| 15 | When he 'd lived Outside , before the Store , he 'd got accustomed to going for days without food and then , when food did turn up , eating until he was greasy to the eyebrows . |
| 16 | It was the first time he 'd been really alone since the days when he 'd lived in a hole and had to go out hunting by himself because there was no one else . |
| 17 | Until now the possibility had n't occurred to Godolphin — he 'd been too preoccupied by the secret that he 'd lived with most of his adult life — but it was an intriguing , and disturbing , thought . |
| 18 | I wish he 'd lived long enough to meet you . ’ |
| 19 | He 'd lived fifty years too long . |
| 20 | Carson said that in theory his own place was within the flood basin , but there had never been any trouble as long as he 'd lived there ; places right on the towpath used to get flooded regularly when the tide was high . |
| 21 | I 'd have made him , if he 'd lived . |
| 22 | He 'd lived all his fifty-odd years in Oldfield and felt the duties of a host towards visitors , especially those who came with the proper recommendation . |
| 23 | Francis 's one idea , if he 'd lived , would have been to sell out . |
| 24 | He 'd be — what — in his fifties now if he 'd lived , a Deputy Secretary , perhaps even a Second Permanent Secretary . |
| 25 | He 'd lived there most of his life and got on well with his neighbours . |
| 26 | At the service the vicar said that David Moore died as he 'd lived , doing what he enjoyed most . |
| 27 | He 'd lived in thestreet for thirty two years … and worked as a scout or college servant at Trinity College . |
| 28 | But he 'd destroyed them . |
| 29 | Picking her way carefully as he 'd instructed , Robbie paused from time to time to cast a puzzled look back at Fen . |
| 30 | Had she , as he 'd instructed if he were listed as dead , divided the proceeds of the sale between his three sisters — Sal , now in Canada , Grace , still somewhere in France , and Kitty , God knows where ? |