Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pron] 'd [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Minny : one day when I 'd been gushing about her dress when she was going out to a dance . |
| 3 | ‘ I fancied a change of scene from London where I 'd been working with the Bank of England in-house catering team ’ she said . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She 'd set off at 2pm from TV-am , where she 'd been working since 8am on The Wide Awake Club . |
| 6 | She could n't remember where she 'd been going at the time . |
| 7 | Philip rubbed the mist off the glass where he 'd been breathing on it . |
| 8 | Suddenly the penny dropped , and Meredith knew why he 'd been prowling about the airport like an angry lion . |