Example sentences of "[noun sg] they 'd been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one was jumping for joy because they 'd finally got the piece they 'd been searching for for years . |
| 2 | Chris described to her in painstaking detail the story of the cartoon they 'd been watching . |
| 3 | Only last april they 'd been told three hundred and fifty jobs were being axed — now comes todays announcement of more . |
| 4 | Over his shoulder he saw the looming shape of Arthur Dooley , the main singer of the group they 'd been listening to . |
| 5 | ‘ They all reported to the police station they 'd been assigned to and they all went on to stand trial . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ All Friday night they 'd been showing Sheedy free kicks on the box . |
| 7 | I had a feeling they 'd been blocked off by the malais and had n't been able to go by the quickest route they wanted . |
| 8 | The scenery they 'd been flashing through was spectacular , endless coconut and banana palms , glimpses of white sand and water , fluttering green against deep blue and silver . |
| 9 | When the judge called the jury back this afternoon they 'd been considering their verdict for one and a half days . |
| 10 | For part of the trip in a flat bed truck they 'd been acompanied by armed guards , but no-one had told them why . |
| 11 | But when I went back to have another look they 'd been changed . |
| 12 | Erm and people had been paying insurance i it changed then cos some of the farmers could go on their pension they 'd been paying this new scheme you see . |
| 13 | At least it was n't a garret , he would have said , which was the only other thing they 'd been offered . |
| 14 | The far-off cries of the lone bird they 'd been hearing since sunset had recently seemed to double in intensity , and Loc realized that Paul Devraux had been echoing its call by blowing on blades of jungle grass between his thumbs . |
| 15 | Flaherty said to be sure this was true , although he misremembered the last time they 'd been called on to supply them , it being all of two years since the Wolfkings had been driven out by the Gruagach . |
| 16 | Not that it was the first time they 'd been cut . |
| 17 | Though Jan was not initially aware of it , this was not the first time they 'd been cast together . |