Example sentences of "he 'd [been] [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Though he did n't view the prospect with any sort of enthusiasm ( he 'd been sent a script , but had n't bothered to read it ) he knew that activity of some sort , something he had to do , was always better than nothing . |
| 2 | He 'd been given a position in prison administration in Paris , and Sylvia thought he might be of help to her in finding Madeleine and Jeanne . |
| 3 | A bandage round his head , a cup of tea in his blunt hands , he looked like the only survivor of some great catastrophe , and Nathan could understand exactly why he 'd been able to move India-May to tears and why he 'd been given a room on the first floor , one of the large ones , for nothing . |
| 4 | So he made a couple of phone calls to Osnabrück-he found he 'd been given a room with an Engineer regiment-then sipped a lager until train time . |
| 5 | He 'd been given a meeting place he knew of . |
| 6 | When he 'd been appointed a Minister he 'd handed over his parcel of shares to his wife , Leonora . |
| 7 | ‘ He 'd been called a wop and I was called a coon . |
| 8 | Apparently he 'd been offered a record contract which the Fish had turned down , saying they were n't good enough yet . |