Example sentences of "they 'd just [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Along the top of the ridge near the ski-lift station where they 'd just been assembled and accoutred , forty of fifty unwilling looking soldiers were strung out in a line attempting to obey orders and words of command from Non-Commissioned Officers who had sensibly omitted to incommode themselves with skis . |
| 2 | Previously they 'd just been another name in the Gig Guide or sharing the billing on a Cud poster . |
| 3 | When she said they 'd just been to see their son in Rhodesia and you said ‘ Kenya for officers , Rhodesia for other ranks ’ it was awfully rude . ’ |
| 4 | And I think they 'd just been hounding him for a while and that was the last straw . |
| 5 | His insults had been no less cutting than the American 's , they 'd just been delivered with more urbanity . |
| 6 | They 'd just been told the George Hotel was n't important enough to be listed , but the protestors vowed to physically stop the demolition team if necessary and it looked as if they had the backing of the Planning Authority . |