Example sentences of "[Wh det] they 'd been [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It ran beside a broad , shaded boulevard of feathery pepper trees , and the sudden sight of European-style buildings made him reflect that the jungles , fields and villages through which they 'd been moving for the past few hours had remained unchanging throughout many centuries .
2 The aroma that exuded from the chemist shop in those days like er Depends what they 'd been using you see ?
3 Some could n't say what they 'd been wearing themselves , but their female colleagues usually gave us some idea . ’
4 Some of them very negative , and how much they hated doing what they 'd been made to do er , and others very surprisingly made it known that they had thoroughly enjoyed it .
5 The vibrancers had truly believed what they 'd been taught and had never questioned anything .
6 That 's what they 'd been fighting for for twenty years .
7 It had n't been what they 'd been told to expect by the Daily Mail .
8 That 's what they 'd been told to do .
9 ABC tracked me down after seeing some of the papers in my case and wanted to know if I could confirm what they 'd been told .
10 I mean everybody knew what was going on , they might have had their own interpretations of what they 'd been told , but that happens , and as I said you know , every decision was voted on by the full lodge of the three quarries .
11 But then they 'd still presumably report back to the main group about what they 'd been doing .
12 They , they , what they 'd been doing was shooting them over and they 'd just had n't been exploded , they said dud shell or something .
13 in the end she took the children home with her , erm it was so different from what they 'd been used to in those erm
14 She thought the girls would regard anyone who wanted to relive her childhood as wringingly wet , but they did n't openly sneer — just went back to whatever they 'd been doing while Constance and Camille walked away to appreciate the fine lines and charming dispositions of twenty greyhounds .
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