Example sentences of "'d [be] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | co-ordinates up , erm , you know , I have n't yet had contact from er no , I thought I 'd been given a new name , but , no I have n't had con any contact from my new co-ordinator yet , erm , but that was n't in my mind when I spoke on Thursday about Christmas , perhaps I ought to pursue that one in time for the next meeting and see what 's happening in South Africa and are getting it in South America for . |
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 | So if you 'd been given a free choice , you would n't have given your sweets to your brother , would you ? |
4 | I 'd been expecting a great hall with a giant round table , towering turrets , a moat and a drawbridge , but , of course , it turned out to be a ruin . |
5 | I 'd been writing a monthly column for Options as long as I 'd been writing at all . |
6 | He also told police he 'd been copying a homosexual video tape . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | I 'd been applying a special cream to his ankles which was supposed to harden the skin , but it did n't seem to do much good . |
9 | The unwary were apt to buy a ‘ pig in a poke ’ ( sack ) and find out later they 'd been sold a muted pup . |
10 | As soon as she 'd entered the hotel she 'd been handed a white envelope containing a fax message . |
11 | Then they went back to camp and the only person there was Miguel the interpreter , who 'd been having a long conversation with one of the Indians and when he turned round all the other Indians had scarpered . |
12 | All the better that the operation rehabilitated the credibility of the police who 'd been having a bad press in the early years of the decade . |
13 | Clearly he 'd been having a bad time of it . |
14 | If I 'd been doing a pukka delivery , I could just have carried straight on virtually due north and come to City Road . |
15 | I have no compass to tell me what I am destined for ; and yet , when I look back , everything seems to fit as well together as if I 'd been following a benevolent daimon all along … |