contraction

• 1It had.

  ‘it'd been there for years’

  More example sentences

  • ‘It was a mild day, warmer than it'd been in weeks.’
  • ‘This afternoon BHP announced it'd secured 56 per cent of the shares in WMC.’
  • ‘It was as though it'd been written by someone other than Barbara.’
  • ‘If it'd been silent that would have been weird, so I should probably be thankful for some white-noise.’
  • ‘If I'd paid for my subscription, I'd certainly feel that it'd been mis-sold and I'd want my money back.’

  1. 1.1It would.
     ‘it'd be great to see you’
     More example sentences

     • ‘I liked the penthouse immediately but thought it'd be far too expensive.’
     • ‘Can't imagine it'd have made things a lot better.’
     • ‘The creators figured it'd be a hit amongst junior nerds.’
     • ‘Otherwise it'd be the most embarrassing thing ever, you know.’
     • ‘And if the film were a haircut, it'd definitely need a hat.’
     • ‘You'd probably look at it now and it'd be shocking.’
     • ‘You can fantasize to your heart's content, but you'll probably never really know what it'd be like if you and Dream Boy got together.’
     • ‘‘I thought it'd be like stage fright but for the next 12 years,’ he recalls.’
     • ‘That said, sometimes it'd be nice to be a bit picky.’
     • ‘Look, I think it'd be a very different job from this one.’
     • ‘And then I heard her speak, and I thought it'd be good to talk to this woman.’
     • ‘I am computer savvy, and had read other blogs and thought it'd be worth a shot.’
     • ‘If you redid it now with minimal changes to the script and setup, and a hefty FX budget, I reckon it'd go down rather well…’
     • ‘But I can't just dump her and find some new friends cause making friends takes time and it'd be really mean.’
     • ‘Then it'd cloud over and start threatening rain.’
     • ‘Surely, it'd have to be something more appropriate.’
     • ‘‘We thought it'd be a good time,’ they say, a general sentiment echoed by many men on board.’
     • ‘Computers in those days didn't have a screen attached, all you had was a printer, so you'd type in your moves and it'd print out what happened.’
     • ‘I've actually found loads of things, but won't put them up for sale all at once; I think it'd be better to stagger them all over the next few weeks.’
     • ‘Besides, we're heading off for Mexico before long, and it'd be silly to travel all that way with an incomplete kit.’