Example sentences of "he 'd [be] [vb pp] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been battered to death . |
| 2 | He 'd been stabbed to death . |
| 3 | She 'd been so sure he 'd been born to money . |
| 4 | ‘ At this moment , yes , but he 'd been promoted to registrar and would have assumed that title in a fortnight 's time . ’ |
| 5 | Sam was n't privileged to meet them either as he 'd been set to work whitewashing the Barracks , which they never got around to inspecting . |
| 6 | He 'd been put to bed early , exhausted after a visit from Konstantin and his girlfriend . |