Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] 'd been [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they 'd been talking about it already . |
| 2 | And he had to go and train somewhere down south , but he 's got a he , apparently he 'd been trying for a year and he 's got to Accrington . |
| 3 | Perhaps he 'd been referring to someone else as well ? |
| 4 | So he 'd been looking for her . |
| 5 | Luce froze , realising how easily she 'd been lulled into a false sense of security . |
| 6 | He broke the engagement , stunned by how easily he 'd been duped by her . |
| 7 | He is very strict , and would dismiss me if he found out I 'd been interfering with his books . |
| 8 | ‘ When I found out you 'd been sacked by Mallender Marine , I thought you might be able to supply the proof I need . |
| 9 | But after that Pete had sworn that he 'd touch nothing stronger than tapwater for the rest of the evening , and so far he 'd been sticking to it . |
| 10 | When I got into work on the big day I found out he 'd been arrested at the weekend . |
| 11 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 12 | Presumably he 'd been watching from somewhere . |
| 13 | Maybe they 'd been meeting in secret for a while . |
| 14 | Strange , she thought crossly , that the Copenhageners were n't all wearing ankle bandages , but then they 'd been born to the decorative but tricky pavements and attuned their footwear accordingly . |
| 15 | From there he 'd been taken in a police van to Whitely by two police officers . |
| 16 | Rain knew Oliver was picturing himself back in the wine bar in Chelsea telling everyone how he 'd been mistaken for a drug dealer and nearly done to death in a Mediterranean backstreet by an underworld rival . |
| 17 | The next thing he recalled after that was waking up in hospital and this man with bandaged fingers in the next bed rambling on about a duffle-coat and how he 'd been bitten by a wolf . |
| 18 | He choked back the tears and shook as he told of how he 'd been driving along the road when steam started coming out of the bonnet . |
| 19 | Minny : one day when I 'd been gushing about her dress when she was going out to a dance . |
| 20 | I tried to remember when I 'd been held like that before , and by whom . |
| 21 | i found myself in the same place where I 'd been wounded in Easter , 1917 . |
| 22 | ‘ I fancied a change of scene from London where I 'd been working with the Bank of England in-house catering team ’ she said . |
| 23 | Irena produced a suit from somewhere — I had nothing appropriate to wear and the Czechs dress up to go out — and on a cold wet evening Miroslav , who once behind his bassoon could n't stop smiling , dragged me in off Red Army Square where I 'd been waiting under an umbrella watching a group of Czech soldiers trying to stand up , and escorted me up to the balcony of the Fucik Hall to watch the performance . |
| 24 | I began to forget why I 'd been attracted to him in the first place . ’ |
| 25 | A little overwhelmed by the extent of his authority , she understood why she 'd been drawn to him . |
| 26 | He 'd travelled half round the world , seen and done things she could only guess at , while she 'd never been further than Kingswood when she 'd been taken to be viewed as apprentice to a nailmaker . |
| 27 | She 'd set off at 2pm from TV-am , where she 'd been working since 8am on The Wide Awake Club . |
| 28 | Susan 's eyes grew wide as Maggie told her about her ride on the telegraph pole , ending up at The Haven where she 'd been rescued by Bryce . |
| 29 | She could n't remember where she 'd been going at the time . |
| 30 | It was gone in a moment , but briefly she 'd been filled with a sudden , oddly urgent desire to know more about him . |