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 | 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 . |
| 8 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 9 | Presumably he 'd been watching from somewhere . |
| 10 | Maybe they 'd been meeting in secret for a while . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | From there he 'd been taken in a police van to Whitely by two police officers . |
| 13 | It was gone in a moment , but briefly she 'd been filled with a sudden , oddly urgent desire to know more about him . |