Example sentences of "[verb] he 'd [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His name was , but I found he 'd been lodging in a house in Road close to the railway station . |
| 2 | When this incident occurred he 'd been working on a project in Harlow in Essex setting up another system . |
| 3 | And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours . |
| 4 | What would these people think , I wondered , if they knew he 'd been living like an Apache most of his life and right up until a little while ago ? |
| 5 | Marcus appeared in next-door 's back garden which surprised me as last I knew he 'd been snoring under the duvet . |
| 6 | Now she realised he 'd been hovering on the verges of her thoughts , just waiting for an opportunity to pounce . |
| 7 | I did a double-take before I realized he 'd been talking to me . |
| 8 | And to think he 'd been agonizing about what line to take on Bartocci 's conspiracy theory ! |
| 9 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence , and he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenging him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 10 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence . |
| 11 | At the official press conference today , Brian Horton said he 'd been looking at the young twenty-one year old for quite a while . |
| 12 | Prince Charles said he 'd been waiting for a year for the chance to speak publiclty about the fate of the Marsh Arabs . |
| 13 | He said he 'd been driving along Akers Way in Swindon at between 40 and 60 miles per hour , when he became aware of Shaun Gooch behind him . |
| 14 | Another unemployed divorcee said he 'd been sitting in his room late one night talking with a fellow inmate : |