Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] 'd been [v-ing] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He bent to pick up the card he 'd been carrying then scowled at the deserted foyer . |
| 2 | I 'm glad you do n't try to be what you are n't , ’ he said gravely , beckoning the waiter who 'd been leaning wearily against the door-jamb . |
| 3 | Claudia did n't know Garry , or even his surname ; Dana had always had men in her life , but she had n't seemed serious about any of them , and so far Claudia had hoped in vain that she would find someone to love and to provide the anchor she 'd been missing so badly since their mother had died . |
| 4 | He said that the rain we 'd been having here had fallen as snow on the top of the pass . |
| 5 | But thinking about Guido and the race were two things she 'd been trying very hard not to do . |
| 6 | Ten minutes later , dressed in a pair of grey trousers and the same red jacket she 'd been wearing yesterday , she was turning into the hotel car park , slotting her Mini quickly into one of the spaces , then striding resolutely towards the hotel 's main entrance . |
| 7 | It was hard to believe that this generously smiling woman was the same predatory creature she 'd been watching just a moment ago — but the image she had seen was seared in her brain , and suddenly she knew there was no way in the world that she could allow this woman to be a mother to Kirsty . |
| 8 | Amiss decided not to mention the dead bodies he 'd been coming across since he 'd got chummy with Jim Milton . |
| 9 | ‘ The helicopter I 'd been watching suddenly veered to port and its rotor blades did n't look the same . |
| 10 | Ever since we 'd moved to Cornwall I 'd been reading more and more about birds of prey , and by this time I was pretty sure that falconry was the ideal career for me . |
| 11 | The flood of gratitude she felt at Guy 's surprise appearance was as illogically powerful as the tide of resentment she 'd been harbouring earlier . |
| 12 | When we left the headman 's house we were joined by a group of young boys who 'd been waiting outside with their dogs , and by other men from houses that we passed along the way . |
| 13 | Perhaps it was just due to the way he 'd been sleeping lately , a restless , shallow sleep full of dreams which never seemed to work themselves out properly , leaving him half-enmeshed in their elaborate complexities even after waking . |
| 14 | When Phil and I , the first time we 'd been skiing together , so that was last , not last year |