Lynn, I struggled a bit to come up with a syntax I thought we *would* use, and I'm still not sure I got it right, so let's just say both of us are wrong. Yup, I think your second example sounds more natural, especially if you include a contraction: "He'd got angry..."
In the UK, 'knock her up' is used in the sense of your US example as well as your UK example. It's one of those multi-purpose phrases.
Sara, I wouldn't say, "I have done," in the example you used. Maybe there's another context you're thinking of.
Interesting about 'pissed'. One of those regional things, maybe.
How about 'present' and 'gift'? I think we all understand that they both mean the same thing, but I've noticed that, in the US, 'gift' appears to be used more often than 'present' whereas the opposite is true over here.
Yup, I think your second example sounds more natural, especially if you include a contraction: "He'd got angry..."
