Example sentences of "'d been on the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Marquess of Blandford is back in prison tonight , charged with assualting two police officers who were trying to arrest him after he 'd been on the run for four days . |
| 2 | We 'd been on the bit of fast dual carriageway between Dumbarton and Alexandria , not long after Verity and Lewis had picked me up . |
| 3 | He 'd been on the roads for days and they still retained their winter mire , despite the advent of finer spring weather . |
| 4 | She knew they 'd been on the verge of drawing at least a little closer to each other , yet she had been the one to ruin the opportunity . |
| 5 | For a moment she 'd been on the verge of telling Penny why she was in such a hurry , but the moment passed , and she was glad she had n't given in to the impulse . |
| 6 | She 'd been on the floor for nearly every dance , and was having a whale of a time . |
| 7 | I think a lot of it was severe stress and exhaustion : I was 27 years old and I 'd been on the road for about ten years of my life and that band was just so much bigger in people 's minds than it was in reality . |
| 8 | He 'd been on the binge of all time , wrecking cars , hitting her , almost breaking two of her fingers . |
| 9 | They 'd let him resign , just when they 'd been on the point of sacking him . |