Example sentences of "'d been aware " in BNC.

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1 I was just as mystified , but then , I could n't explain how I 'd been aware of her presence on our previous visit .
2 ‘ Hi , Cameron , ’ he said , and I knew then he 'd been aware of me all the time .
3 Yet Mrs Blakey continued to sense the unease she 'd been aware of on the telephone , which she 'd first of all sensed when she 'd looked out of the landing window and seen the boy with the children in the garden .
4 He had n't had to suffer as much as her — I do n't so much mean that , like fishes , his pain threshold was higher than a human being 's ( although I do n't doubt that was the case ) as that he 'd been aware that his son was missing for a shorter period than his wife .
5 Leo was probably fun to be with , a great companion , a good friend , she thought , then gave a wry chagrined smile as he turned towards her as though he 'd been aware of her presence all along — and she might have known he would n't do anything so obliging as to walk off .
6 All evening she 'd been aware of him not only as the uncle of the delinquent who had abducted Suzie , but also on a separate level she had no wish to analyse .
7 All during the meal , she 'd been aware of his eyes on her across the table , the warmth in them as tangible as a caressing hand .
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