Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] he 'd been " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no logical reason why they should add to the vague tension he 'd been conscious of all day . |
| 2 | The frightened nervous wretch he 'd been . |
| 3 | A commodity never difficult to find , in John-William 's experience , particularly now when the Chartist leaders , who had been locked up after the troubles of 1839 , were all out of prison again ; except for that Sheffield lad , of course , who 'd died at twenty-seven , from the hard labour he 'd been put to at Northallerton jail . |
| 4 | Also , the mic was n't giving off the warm , mucky sound he 'd been going for . |
| 5 | On his previous visit he 'd been full of gushing enthusiasm , trying to banish , or at least mask , the strange sense of unease it evoked . |
| 6 | On his last quick visit he 'd been more interested in the situation than in the fittings . |
| 7 | His brow cleared after the terrific mental exercise he 'd been putting in . |
| 8 | He dumped his kitbag and led her to an armchair , but she clung to him in a state of possessive disbelief which upset Charles even more than the deep depression he 'd been suffering from when he entered the flat . |
| 9 | Martinho , too , sensing what the rules of disengagement from the deathbed were going to be , allowed them to have their fun , or the priestly hypocrite he 'd been in the jungle — got his kicks out of the spectacle , what he might regard as my just deserts for my equivocal behaviour toward him in those nightmare days . |
| 10 | He really must try to explain to Carol about the mixed consciousness-raising group he 'd been in . |
| 11 | Richie put a match to the small cigar he 'd been holding . |
| 12 | When she 'd first qualified in forensic medicine he 'd been a young sergeant . |
| 13 | It had undoubtedly been the only time he 'd been able to relax . |
| 14 | And if for some strange reason he 'd been misinformed , been told that the horse had lost , then it was difficult to see why he 'd kept the slips so carefully in his wallet . |
| 15 | Though I can see why you must find that disappointing … ’ she let her gaze drift over his white trousers and faded T-shirt , the same white trousers and faded T-shirt he 'd been wearing earlier ‘ … after all the trouble you 've gone to changing for me . ’ |
| 16 | She dragged up that other business he 'd been foolish enough to confide in her , that lost girl with the golden voice . |
| 17 | And what the hell had happened to the mild , gentle humour he 'd been displaying since he 'd arrived ? |