Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] 'd [been] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom and Terry , but especially Terry , wanted to know everything about us immediately : where we 'd been to school ; what we 'd studied ; the history of the British constitution , or lack of it from an American point of view ; what the real situation was in Ireland ; why did n't Brian hit me when I responded to a proffered cigarette with , ‘ Fuck off out of my life , you wheedling Irish bastard ’ ? |
| 2 | I would have discovered once I 'd been through it all . |
| 3 | However , the London season was almost upon them and she was more cheerful than she 'd been for weeks . |
| 4 | R R Ricky er Richie er longer than she 'd been with any you know , boy that she got on with |
| 5 | Yet Jezrael knew he 'd been one of them for longer than she 'd been on Mars . |
| 6 | She had no wish to hurt Anna and besides , how could she complain when the truth was that she was happier here at the palazzo than she 'd been in a long time ? |
| 7 | Father and son exchanged looks , in better temper with each other than they 'd been for years . |
| 8 | They were both drunker than they 'd been for years . |
| 9 | He said the miners were being asked to accept wages that were even lower than they 'd been before the war and that their working conditions were appalling . |
| 10 | The truth of it was that he was even less certain of her now than he 'd been at the beginning ; how she thought , the way she might react as the world around her changed . |
| 11 | ‘ Now he 's happier , I think , than he 'd been for a long time . |
| 12 | If I 'd been of your chosen few , |
| 13 | If I 'd been at school I think I 'd have wanted to leave at Easter . |
| 14 | I really enjoyed having a tutor and I learned more than if I 'd been at school . |
| 15 | Erm and at that ti but other than that , mind you I su I suppose that if , if I 'd been at home I should have probably been expected to be in , but I do n't think I should have been locked out . |
| 16 | " I feel worn out , much more than I would if I 'd been for miles on the moor . |
| 17 | He asked me if I 'd been to Eton , but seemed more or less satisfied when I told him I was educated at Cheltenham Ladies ’ College . |
| 18 | When she 'd calmed down she asked me if I 'd been to the doctors , and we made arrangements for her to take me down . |
| 19 | ‘ If I 'd been on my feet . |
| 20 | ‘ To be honest if I 'd been on my own I would n't have gone ahead with it , ’ says Avril . |
| 21 | much time if I , If I 'd been on my own . |
| 22 | ‘ If I 'd been in your shoes I 'd have walked right out on him . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ If I 'd been in cold sobriety I would never have married her . |
| 24 | And if I 'd been in his skin , and seen the power in Dawn 's beak and feet , I do n't think I 'd have done anything either . |
| 25 | Elsie B graced me with a long chat which made me feel as if I 'd been in the presence of royalty , though I suspect not too many members of the Royal Family are at their desk as early as Elsie . |
| 26 | If I 'd been in Bill 's position I , or if we 'd had been in Bill 's position , we 'd have done the same as well . |
| 27 | " If I 'd been in the political arena I 'd have shouted . |
| 28 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 29 | Yeah and I said to her erm , and she said I do n't know how it came out about her son in the fire service , oh I know she 'd just come back from Orlando , cos she 'd been off work having had a hysterectomy and she had three week 's leave due to her |
| 30 | all of them so when her class came up , cos she 'd been with the class right from nursery and when she put into this you know , with the double third year , cos they go upstairs for third and fourth year and they really do classes below she did n't know anything in the class ! |