Example sentences of "i 'd [been] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I kept trying to remember what a good time Sugar and Spite had been — and Goodstyle , a history of art revue I 'd written and pinched and compiled for Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art , Dundee , when I 'd been writer in residence . |
| 2 | I 'd been number one golden boy until then . ’ |
| 3 | I mean , schools the only thing I was , I 'd been governor of a a school for thirty years that was used to depress me with the fact that we could n't get for our schools the things that we needed because to me and to all the people in Harlow who have children are concerned that we are being stopped so much money on education which is the most vital thing in our children 's lives ! |
| 4 | I 'd always wanted to be a comedian at school , I 've always been obsessive about comedy , and if I 'd been rubbish it would have been a bit problematic . ’ |
| 5 | that 's what I thought , I was n't quite sure , I just wanted I 'd been sort of going through various things , and I want I 'd wanted to make absolutely sure |
| 6 | Well when we went there was Phyllis , Julie , and me and I was in the middle of because I 'd never been on ice skates before , I 'd been roller skating holding each side of them right , and they let me go and I just went and I was going down and I went bang right on the bloody side . |
| 7 | Well Of course came the War and and er like for about twelve years like before the War I 'd been president of the Hosiery Finishers Association . |