Example sentences of "he [verb] [pers pn] 'd been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he pretended I 'd been bothering him for something , he was clever about it , it seemed real . ’ |
| 2 | You know , he thought I 'd been telling him a lie . |
| 3 | He said you 'd been sticking your nose in where it was n't wanted , and had n't heeded warnings from your superiors about giving up finding an espionage connection with Mills ' murder . ’ |
| 4 | He said he 'd been wanting to ring me all day but did n't want to interrupt my work . |
| 5 | He said he 'd been feeling depressed . |
| 6 | He said he 'd been driving along Akers Way in Swindon at between 40 and 60 miles per hour , when he became aware of Shaun Gooch behind him . |
| 7 | He said he 'd been meaning to invite us to dinner ever since he arrived . |
| 8 | I asked him what he 'd been doing out East and he said he 'd been starting up a chain of these shops in Japan . ’ |