Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] he 'd been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wore an open-neck shirt and trousers that needed pressing , but he 'd apologized for his ‘ unkempt ’ condition when he 'd first greeted them , explaining that he 'd been decorating at home and had pulled on the first things to hand in his haste to get to the waxworks . |
| 2 | The trouble started after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd been drinking . |
| 3 | The trouble started after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd been drinking . |
| 4 | The trouble started after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd been drinking . |
| 5 | The trouble started after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd been drinking . |
| 6 | Pascoe realized that he 'd been asking questions that Susan had n't answered . |
| 7 | The 18-year-old who caused the accident admitted that he 'd been driving recklessly . |
| 8 | He revealed that he 'd been intending to do an act at the Easter Fete but had abandoned it because he 'd decided it was a load of rubbish . |
| 9 | Just imagine if he 'd been sitting there with his legs dangling outside . |
| 10 | Sinews bunched and moved under his skin like oiled spaghetti ; Carson guessed that he 'd been posing and flexing in front of a mirror . |
| 11 | The publican replied that he 'd been talking to his dog . |
| 12 | His eyebrows would have disappeared if he 'd been wearing his helmet . |
| 13 | He was asked if he 'd been drinking and he said he 'd a glass of wine . |
| 14 | You do n't know , I mean he could of gone if he 'd been lying in a chair wa watching the |
| 15 | Ron said that he 'd been preparing an obituary of Lord Mountbatten for some time , that Mountbatten had somehow got wind of it and had approached the BBC with a view to taking part . |
| 16 | And maybe she would n't have been expecting him to ‘ dance attendance ’ on her if she had n't soon discovered that he 'd been spending so much time with his personal assistant ! |
| 17 | Edward was pale and she wondered if he 'd been eating pork crackling again which did n't agree with him , but he did n't seem sick . |
| 18 | And the lock did n't turn as he 'd been expecting it to — |