Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] 'd been [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he made a couple of phone calls to Osnabrück-he found he 'd been given a room with an Engineer regiment-then sipped a lager until train time . |
| 2 | But er I mean er she , she was in a perfect position to do it , I mean she 'd been retired a long time , she was in good health and obviously an annuity would be perfect for her er where it would n't be for a younger person , so I mean life annuities not got . |
| 3 | Well I I think er it 's it 's quite hard to talk about it but er cer I th I think people were grieved that the bonus system that had been going since the quarry was started up again by 's father was gon na be scrapped with really no consultation with the workers if you like , and I think everybody thought that you know we 'd been producing a lot of slate and been paid well for it previously and he should leave well alone . |
| 4 | My son-in-law came home a few weeks ago and confessed he 'd been having an affair with a girl in his office . |
| 5 | co-ordinates up , erm , you know , I have n't yet had contact from er no , I thought I 'd been given a new name , but , no I have n't had con any contact from my new co-ordinator yet , erm , but that was n't in my mind when I spoke on Thursday about Christmas , perhaps I ought to pursue that one in time for the next meeting and see what 's happening in South Africa and are getting it in South America for . |
| 6 | My local bank manager said that means she 'd been renting a deposit box . |
| 7 | No , that would be I do n't really think of that when I , I do n't think I do n't think anybody went to see her , but I think she 'd been done a bit better . |
| 8 | But er she said she 'd been feeling a bit rough recently . |
| 9 | She said she 'd been following a higher moral law . |
| 10 | Dot wished she 'd been given a bed nearer one of the windows so she could see out , or at least by the door . |
| 11 | Back on his farm a few miles from a crash site , Mr Hayton said he 'd been expecting a longer sentence . |