Example sentences of "he 'd been [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Because he 'd been pursuing the same man for years .
2 He also told police he 'd been copying a homosexual video tape .
3 Back on his farm a few miles from a crash site , Mr Hayton said he 'd been expecting a longer sentence .
4 Well , it had come about while he 'd been receiving the wet canvas treatment .
5 He 'd been lent an old relegated rod with two mottled bamboo sections and a greenheart tip , a plastic centre-pin reel and a yellowed quill float .
6 She guessed that Mike Booker would be calling curses down on her head because he 'd been hoping a one-two win at Estoril would clinch the constructors ' championship for Carlisle Flint , quite apart from putting Ace into an unbeatable lead .
7 He 'd been offered a second chance of salvation .
8 Clearly he 'd been having a bad time of it .
9 He 'd been fearing the worst but , no , the boy undressed him , and there it was standing up proudly , machinery in full working order once again , ready for action .
10 But Pete said that it was n't , because for much of the hour he 'd been doing the same .
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