Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] she 'd been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't realized until she was bumping along the road away from the dock that she 'd been shaking like an aspen leaf . |
| 2 | In all the months that she 'd been going out with Adrian , he 'd never once asked to talk to her like that , in that special way , during school time . |
| 3 | The summer school job that she 'd been relying on had been cancelled at the very last minute and other temporary jobs were a bit thin on the ground . |
| 4 | Her mother identified it as a wayfaring tree and she 'd been cutting it back during the summer and it did n't seem to mind but she 'd be very grateful for any information about the wayfaring tree which presumably she 'd like to keep and continue to grow in her garden . |
| 5 | Frau Geller murmured something to her companion about it never happening to a woman unless she 'd been asking for it . |
| 6 | Was it only hours since she 'd been wishing that it had ? |
| 7 | The handkerchief that she 'd been twisting and untwisting at our first interview came out again , this time to her eyes . |
| 8 | He had kept out of her way while she 'd been interviewing but she had been aware of where he was all the time . |
| 9 | It was her nail scissors that she 'd been searching for days , lost under the hearthrug and pressing into her hip ; and the cry was also her virginity , small and bewildered and gone . |
| 10 | Nor did she mention the fact that she 'd been sitting there for nearly three hours . |
| 11 | With her spread hand she could pinch both of her temples and she 'd been sitting like this for a some time , holding out the light . |