Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] 'd been " in BNC.
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| 1 | She apologised for the mess , wiping her hands on her apron and then shaking my hand while I said how sorry I 'd been to hear . |
| 2 | ‘ But I do n't think I 'll ever be quite so scared of cows again , ’ she added , when she told of her perilous passage through the herd and how afraid she 'd been . |
| 3 | Ruth closed her eyes , the weight of relief making her feel how afraid she 'd been . |
| 4 | I was afraid they 'd been carrying on . ’ |
| 5 | Even from this distance it was clear he 'd been hit several times in the chest and there was also red paint all over his visor . |
| 6 | Leonora , afraid he 'd been about to order her to bed , assented so rapturously that Penry eyed her in amusement as he crossed to the stairs . |
| 7 | Rayleen did n't find anything else broken , though she seemed convinced I 'd been run over by a steamroller . |
| 8 | I thought how thoughtful you 'd been . ’ |
| 9 | Only when she heard her aunt 's familiar voice and had to fight a desire to burst into tears did Luce realise just how strung-up she 'd been . |
| 10 | ‘ Because I was convinced you 'd been as shaken , as moved , by our lovemaking as I , initially it threw me . |
| 11 | Later , Lucien realised just how fortunate he 'd been when Mandru 's agent had made a bid for him at Por Tanssie . |
| 12 | Gravellier felt nervous , so nervous he 'd been unable to eat any breakfast . |
| 13 | She said she was sorry she 'd been so cross about Timothy Gedge . |
| 14 | How glad I 'd been in those first nights with him . |
| 15 | Dot was glad she 'd been warned by the dancing man because there was no warning from Gloria . |
| 16 | Being upset about Timothy Gedge had made her tired , but she was glad she 'd been upset , for at least it made sense , not like moping over a baby that could n't be born . |
| 17 | She was lucky she 'd been able to keep it a secret all along . |
| 18 | After all , she now knew beyond reasonable doubt who her father had been , and she 'd warmed to the little she 'd been told about him . |
| 19 | Not even squatters camped in this place , so more likely they 'd been broken by locals scavenging for carpets or pipes . |
| 20 | Workers leaving the site tonight seemed reluctant to say anything , but it was obvious they 'd been told something … and it was n't good news . |
| 21 | The guys who had been up at Lockerbie , after Pan Am 103 , working alongside the British police , they did n't know how lucky they 'd been … |
| 22 | But he was glad he 'd been able to fend off too many probing journalistic questions about her ; he did n't want them publishing any comments about her at this stage , that was sure . |
| 23 | But the market would be affected , particularly as the disappointed broker had n't hesitated to tell everyone how lucky he 'd been not to drop a packet on Dreadnought , which had gone straight to the bottom like a stone in a pond . |
| 24 | The rational part of his mind knew this could not be the case , and that it was most likely he 'd been travelling in circles . |
| 25 | When I first saw the dog , it was quite obvious he 'd been deeply affected by the explosion and had developed a 100-watt phobia for light bulbs ! |
| 26 | ‘ Then what made you so sure somebody 'd been in ? |
| 27 | How gullible she 'd been . |
| 28 | I mean , you were n't even sure she 'd been there at all . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm sure she 'd been sitting there , but she was hardly wearing anything ! |
| 30 | Says she could n't stop 'erself , she was so sure she 'd been saved . ’ |