Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] he 'd been " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after that Pete had sworn that he 'd touch nothing stronger than tapwater for the rest of the evening , and so far he 'd been sticking to it . |
| 2 | A bandage round his head , a cup of tea in his blunt hands , he looked like the only survivor of some great catastrophe , and Nathan could understand exactly why he 'd been able to move India-May to tears and why he 'd been given a room on the first floor , one of the large ones , for nothing . |
| 3 | But tonight before , well on Saturday before we came up like he 'd been back and to this after , well this morning really and I , he 'd disappeared had n't he ? |
| 4 | She knew perfectly well he 'd been trying to hide the fact that he 'd come alive as the streets had filled with people . |
| 5 | Even then he 'd been pushy , determined to make it . |
| 6 | Maxim looked at the clutter of parts in front of him and realised how right he 'd been in saying soldiers hate to throw away guns , even cheap Spanish ones . |
| 7 | I had no idea how long he 'd been standing there . |
| 8 | How long he 'd been sleeping rough no one could tell . |
| 9 | " Can you estimate how long he 'd been in the water ? " |
| 10 | Isabel wondered how long he 'd been sitting there — intent , watchful , waiting . |
| 11 | He broke the engagement , stunned by how easily he 'd been duped by her . |
| 12 | He told me proudly how he 'd been there a few times in the past . |
| 13 | Though did she realise just how nice he 'd been ? |