Example sentences of "'d [vb pp] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nathan thought of the shotgun locked under his chin ; he 'd held himself so rigid that night that he 'd ached for three days afterwards . |
| 2 | £20 was all he 'd got for one beast . |
| 3 | When he asked for an artificial leg for his newly amputated right leg he was told not only that he could n't have one , but he 'd also have to give up his existing left false leg , which he 'd had for six years . |
| 4 | Among the flowers , a tribute from the hospital , to a nurse they 'd known for 5 years who 'll be deeply missed . |
| 5 | THREE yachtsmen were plucked from the Atlantic yesterday after they 'd clung for seven hours to the hull of their overturned racing sloop . |
| 6 | The only time I 've ever frozen in an exam was when I 'd gone for three exams solid without kip , one after the other , and I just brain and the other ones were a real struggle and I had to graft my marks out of solid granite y'know I was chiselling away . |
| 7 | The car was traced to dealers in Nottingham where he 'd worked for nine years . |
| 8 | She 'd lain for two days on the cellar floor . |
| 9 | And the studio floor was covered with meat , and they had this dog they 'd starved for three days with contact mics all over its stomach … and they were recording him eating the meat ! |
| 10 | They 'd paid for three days , so the rest could buy a cleaner , could n't it ? |