Example sentences of "[noun sg] we 'd been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On landing there was none of the Spanish bureaucracy we 'd been expecting — you just need your passport number for the fuel bill . |
| 2 | Retracing my steps , I realized with a shock that I was no more able to find my way back to the village than I 'd been able to find the place we 'd been raking . |
| 3 | He said that the rain we 'd been having here had fallen as snow on the top of the pass . |
| 4 | If any of the rest of us realized we 'd improved a story we 'd been telling , we 'd just keep quiet about it . ’ |
| 5 | It was only earlier this year when the announcement was made about the extension of the east-west route that we had some of the information we 'd been seeking . |
| 6 | There were no immediate changes , it went on from private enterprise , the changeover We were told at the time that we were just just to carry on the way we 'd been doing . |
| 7 | When Phil and I , the first time we 'd been skiing together , so that was last , not last year |