Example sentences of "but he 'd been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course I 've sent specimens to Forensic but you can take it from me that he died of strychnine poisoning ; a fairly hefty dose but he 'd been living on borrowed time any way . |
| 2 | We 'd entered him in the Novice section , but he 'd been upgraded in the meantime . |
| 3 | Digging might not be classed as essential training , but he 'd been sent on attachment to learn all about real soldiering . |
| 4 | Their veteran spokesman thundered occasionally from the back benches , but he 'd been banished to the backwoods by popular opinion . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's all right , ’ said Preston , but he 'd been shaken , too . |
| 6 | The same old crowd , but he 'd been seeing much less of them . |
| 7 | That was pretty stupid , because not only was he on the list of residents , but he 'd been seen at mealtimes by several of the other members . |
| 8 | It was surprising , now he came to think of it , that this had n't scared him off , but he 'd been lulled by her flippancy . |
| 9 | It was not his plan , but he 'd been outmanoeuvred and he knew it . |
| 10 | I think he was an Aberdonian really the way he spoke anyway but he 'd been brought up in Blair Gowrie . |
| 11 | The police say he 'd been arrested last month and questioned about threats to Mrs Smith , but he 'd been released on police bail pending further enquiries . |
| 12 | But he 'd been practising his backhand all year , mentally preparing himself for the North Shore . |
| 13 | ‘ At this moment , yes , but he 'd been promoted to registrar and would have assumed that title in a fortnight 's time . ’ |
| 14 | Whitehall would have known , but he 'd been told nothing . |