Example sentences of "[noun] they 'd been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one was jumping for joy because they 'd finally got the piece they 'd been searching for for years . |
| 2 | Chris described to her in painstaking detail the story of the cartoon they 'd been watching . |
| 3 | Over the past few weeks they 'd been rubbing along fairly civilly , though not without the occasional spark flying between them . |
| 4 | ‘ The man , who was known to the police , was one of the knockers they 'd been keeping an eye on . |
| 5 | Over his shoulder he saw the looming shape of Arthur Dooley , the main singer of the group they 'd been listening to . |
| 6 | ‘ All Friday night they 'd been showing Sheedy free kicks on the box . |
| 7 | The scenery they 'd been flashing through was spectacular , endless coconut and banana palms , glimpses of white sand and water , fluttering green against deep blue and silver . |
| 8 | I pushed by a couple of drunks who had just appeared bearing the same bottle of Hirondelle they 'd been using to get into parties all year and made my way upstairs . |
| 9 | When the judge called the jury back this afternoon they 'd been considering their verdict for one and a half days . |
| 10 | It was the Russians they 'd been listening to the whole lot . |
| 11 | Erm and people had been paying insurance i it changed then cos some of the farmers could go on their pension they 'd been paying this new scheme you see . |
| 12 | The far-off cries of the lone bird they 'd been hearing since sunset had recently seemed to double in intensity , and Loc realized that Paul Devraux had been echoing its call by blowing on blades of jungle grass between his thumbs . |
| 13 | There were rumours they 'd been having an affair while he was actually teaching her , when she would have been fifteen ; there were rumours the girl was pregnant . |