Example sentences of "that [pers pn] 'd been [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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1 | There crawled into my mind one nasty little question that I 'd been fighting off till now . |
2 | In all the months that she 'd been going out with Adrian , he 'd never once asked to talk to her like that , in that special way , during school time . |
3 | I realized then that we 'd been barking up the wrong tree . ’ |
4 | Yeah well at the end of the day I mean I I was n't there but a the facts at the end of the day were that they 'd been buggering about with that radio system which they should n't do . |
5 | In all the time that he 'd been living out on the Step Pete had seen only one stranger go by , and that was a hiker who 'd stopped to ask the way because he 'd been lost . |
6 | When he felt brave enough he took off the old pullover and the tracksuit pants that he 'd been sleeping in and started to dress . |
7 | Finished , the job that he 'd been putting off for most of the day . |