Example sentences of "she 'd been [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last night , standing on the deck of Devlin 's ketch as they rapidly approached the island , she 'd been thinking the same thing . |
| 2 | But , on getting her act together later the next day , Laura had been appalled to discover that not only had Ross already left for Australia — but she 'd been given a small attic room next to the children 's nursery . |
| 3 | Since she had been working more or less at full stretch before she 'd been given the extra work to do , there was only one way she could fit more work into her day , and that was by working late at the office , then going home with a bulging briefcase . |
| 4 | She was just wondering if she 'd been given the wrong one when she realised that the door was n't locked . |
| 5 | But er I mean er she , she was in a perfect position to do it , I mean she 'd been retired a long time , she was in good health and obviously an annuity would be perfect for her er where it would n't be for a younger person , so I mean life annuities not got . |
| 6 | She 'd been set the huge task by Christian Aid on behalf of a family who fled to the camp from neighbouring war-torn Mozambique . |
| 7 | She said she 'd been following a higher moral law . |
| 8 | She 'd been spending a few days ' holiday in Sicily , with her friends Penny and Devlin . |
| 9 | Just for a second there , she 'd been uncovering a softer , more human side to the man . |
| 10 | As soon as she 'd entered the hotel she 'd been handed a white envelope containing a fax message . |