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

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1 and then other , like this morning I woke up about quarter to seven , well I 'd been awake a while but I thought I 'd came to at quarter to seven I went down and make some tea and having breakfast
2 Seeing as he 'd been such a pain , I was a little slow going to his rescue .
3 and then erm , we drove , er then we walked through this park , which was lovely , it had squirrels running all round the place and pigeons and everything , it was gorgeous , and , and because it , it 'd been such a gorgeous day , it 's just that my fucking nose is cold .
4 She 'd been such an idiot , had n't she ?
5 She 'd been half-expecting a trial and then a labour camp but instead , there was an ambulance .
6 ‘ He 'd been ill a long time .
7 If someone had told him that he 'd been angry a moment before , he would 've denied it .
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