Example sentences of "[pron] 'd been [v-ing] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd been expecting for ages to hear you two were getting engaged . |
| 2 | But it was n't like I 'd imagined — except for the long silences when I 'd been hoping for laughs . |
| 3 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He 'd been hoping for windows , and a view over the bay or the town . |
| 6 | He 'd been driving for days , he 'd forgotten how many , and he was tired of the white lines painted down the middle of the highway , he was tired to the centre of his bones . |