Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] 'd been [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was just that a couple of times I 'd been looking out , or I 'd just glance up as I passed , and , well , I 'd seen her there . |
| 2 | I wanted to top up the pond I 'd been cleaning out . |
| 3 | He 'd never seen anyone in Jubilee Wood in all the months he 'd been coming up here . |
| 4 | His brow cleared after the terrific mental exercise he 'd been putting in . |
| 5 | Over the past few weeks they 'd been rubbing along fairly civilly , though not without the occasional spark flying between them . |
| 6 | The scenery they 'd been flashing through was spectacular , endless coconut and banana palms , glimpses of white sand and water , fluttering green against deep blue and silver . |
| 7 | He 'd been sitting apparently fascinated by my World Religions class , and when he came up at the end I was sure he wanted to ask a question about Zoroastrianism or Thuggee , or whatever damned thing I 'd been going on about . |
| 8 | Once she could not have imagined a greater disaster — all the garments she 'd been working on , with such dedication , day and night , for weeks on end now , had totally vanished , disappeared . |
| 9 | ‘ He did n't like to admit he 'd got hooked — not after the way he 'd been going on . |
| 10 | It was gone in an instant as at last he looked up at her and pushed aside the papers he 'd been leafing through . |
| 11 | He looked up from the papers he 'd been working on and said blandly , ‘ Ah , Luce … |
| 12 | All the time she 'd been wittering on about Jennifer and her illness , he had kept this to himself , suffering in silence . |
| 13 | He 'd begun to tell her an anecdote about the time he 'd been trying out some play in Brighton when he 'd very nearly missed the curtain because he 'd accidentally locked himself in his hotel-room , and how if it had n't been for his wife — ; realising his blunder he broke off and wanted to know if she minded his being married . |