Example sentences of "'d [been] [adj] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I think he 'd been better for a long time on and off
2 But I 'd been careful for a long time before that , because I 'd sensed something .
3 ‘ She 'd been ill for a long time .
4 There was a sort of thirstiness about Julia 's immersion in the conversation , as though she 'd been parched for a long time .
5 ‘ I 'd been miserable for a long time .
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