Example sentences of "[adv] she 'd been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't know how long she 'd been lying there . |
| 2 | OK , so perhaps she 'd been pushing it a little ! |
| 3 | Every now and again — or so she 'd been told — the owners would call in the books . |
| 4 | Luce froze , realising how easily she 'd been lulled into a false sense of security . |
| 5 | Somehow she 'd been expecting resistance , something she had frequently encountered with Graham Rowell whenever she had attempted anything new , and it came as a shock to find that she and David Markham were on the same wavelength . |
| 6 | ‘ Ardent ? ’ he asked helpfully , and it was n't much later that Hilary realised how skilfully she 'd been diverted . |
| 7 | For weeks now she 'd been recognizing him , her eyes following him round the room , and she tried to pull herself up in the cradle to see him better . |
| 8 | Well she 'd been waiting because he 's on full time again now |
| 9 | Maybe she 'd been doing a lot of thinking . |
| 10 | And then I said , then she 'd been bought a a hundred pound of leg waxing machine . |
| 11 | Rona was intensely practical in matters of charity , but then she 'd been brought up in a manse and was reading social studies . |
| 12 | Course she 'd been working hard well er not working hard you know just in the cleaning like that . |
| 13 | Though why she 'd been trying to do that , heaven only knew . |
| 14 | A little overwhelmed by the extent of his authority , she understood why she 'd been drawn to him . |
| 15 | By rights she should be sleeping the sleep of the just by now , she realised despondently as she switched on the bedside lamp — instead she 'd been reliving everything over and over in her mind . |
| 16 | He 'd travelled half round the world , seen and done things she could only guess at , while she 'd never been further than Kingswood when she 'd been taken to be viewed as apprentice to a nailmaker . |
| 17 | He asked her about the place so much like the valley , the place where she 'd been born . |
| 18 | She 'd set off at 2pm from TV-am , where she 'd been working since 8am on The Wide Awake Club . |
| 19 | ‘ Did n't she say where she 'd been working ? |
| 20 | But for Mum the Second World War was still present in our streets , the streets where she 'd been brought up . |
| 21 | Susan 's eyes grew wide as Maggie told her about her ride on the telegraph pole , ending up at The Haven where she 'd been rescued by Bryce . |
| 22 | She could n't remember where she 'd been going at the time . |
| 23 | It was gone in a moment , but briefly she 'd been filled with a sudden , oddly urgent desire to know more about him . |