Example sentences of "[pron] i 'd be [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 Yes well we I I 'd been working on the Menai Suspension Bridge repa you know , when they were rep doing the repairing like .
2 For one thing Harlow is the sort of town which I 'd been agitating for both before and after the war whenever I was speaking on behalf of the Labour Party both at street corners and at public meetings on the type of life we vis envisaged for a normal person in the land .
3 A lot of them related to the data I 'd been passing but also he 'd want to know who I 'd been talking to .
4 ‘ Later I told you I 'd been overreacting , ’ Luke reminded her tightly .
5 ‘ The one against Ruddock was more natural , more instinctive , something I 'd been working on .
6 Look , ’ and she opened her handbag and reached inside , ‘ this was one I 'd been saving for him — ’ Her voice cracked and she began to cry .
7 I told him I 'd been talking to Richie .
8 I gave him the booklet and I told him I 'd been doing it … oh , yes , and he 'd put it in as one of his objectives for this year .
9 I told her I 'd been dreaming and she sat on the bed and held my hand for a bit .
10 During that week I felt the Lord speak to me and I knew that this is what I 'd been looking for all my life and I decided to follow Jesus .
11 ‘ That 's just what I 'd been thinking ! ’ answered Gabriel in surprise .
12 Oh , that 's what I 'd been thinking , fifty percent of what they want .
13 I do n't know what I 'd been expecting .
14 I 'd been dreaming , that 's what I 'd been doing .
15 Cos I 'd lost about half a stone in weight , and I was cut down on chocolate biscuits , and I , what I 'd been doing I was was at my tea , at five o'clock , I was eating another at ten o'clock , I reckon I was overdoing it a bit you know with the I was trying to cut down a lot
16 But this is so different to what I 'd been doing as it is for most people .
17 ‘ No , you came here wanting to know what I 'd been saying to Mr Kronweiser today . ’
18 Chris had insisted that if he was going to go out there , then so was I. I 'd been searching for a way out all night , but nothing convincing came to mind .
19 and Peter came in the morning , I never thought anything I 'd been listening to the radio , I heard there was a big accident on the road , a car accident
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