Example sentences of "'d [been] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It ran beside a broad , shaded boulevard of feathery pepper trees , and the sudden sight of European-style buildings made him reflect that the jungles , fields and villages through which they 'd been moving for the past few hours had remained unchanging throughout many centuries . |
| 2 | They 'd been strolling through the individual gardens within the whole for more than two hours , while Rune told her about the traditions of the gardens and how , despite attempts at imitation , they remained unique in Europe — if not the world — before they reached the area set aside for the funfair and he suggested she might like a ride on some of the attractions . |
| 3 | It was the Russians they 'd been listening to the whole lot . |
| 4 | A few moments later , acquitted defendant Daniel Winter , who 'd been listening to the closing speeches , ran from the building . |
| 5 | At the official press conference today , Brian Horton said he 'd been looking at the young twenty-one year old for quite a while . |
| 6 | Nothing of her true nature , not even — and here Pavel had been holding his breath at the back of the Border Control 's interrogation room — where she 'd been living for the past two years . |
| 7 | It could be the day you deleted the thesis you 'd been writing for the last year , or the time the system crashed while you were giving a presentation in front of a thousand people . |
| 8 | Just as hapless as the plundering Norse overlord he 'd been playing for the past few weeks ! |
| 9 | Yes well we I I 'd been working on the Menai Suspension Bridge repa you know , when they were rep doing the repairing like . |
| 10 | He 'd been working in the welded body section at the time . |
| 11 | She 'd been grappling with the oddest emotional reaction , one she 'd never come across before and could n't fathom at all , clutching the jacket round her so tightly that her knuckles were white . |
| 12 | Because he was just doing the same job as he 'd been doing under the private under the L N E R. Management were more conciliatory when nationalization came on . |
| 13 | But that was what he 'd been doing for the past several minutes . |
| 14 | ‘ I asked what you 'd been doing for the last five years … ’ |