Example sentences of "[noun] that 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 | The handkerchief that she 'd been twisting and untwisting at our first interview came out again , this time to her eyes . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Nor did she mention the fact that she 'd been sitting there for nearly three hours . |