Example sentences of "say [pers pn] 'd been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In a fairy story one of them would ride up to the avenue here on a white horse and say they 'd been wanting you as part of their lives for years , ’ Benny said . |
| 2 | Three tenants in the house say they 'd been paying £120 a week rent to their landlord , a Mr Vincent Cox . |
| 3 | And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours . |
| 4 | Accused of being insolent , the private may say : ‘ No I was n't , sergeant , I was just saying I 'd been cleaning my boots . ’ |
| 5 | A lady phoned in saying she 'd been sitting in a café when some animal rights campaigners carrying collection tins arrived and ordered a meal . |
| 6 | I said I 'd been chasing him all over the world . |
| 7 | I did that once , quite bad it was , my father was furious , but my mother said I 'd been trying and he was n't to do anything . |
| 8 | ‘ She was complaining at not being able to get through because my number was engaged and I said I 'd been talking to you . |
| 9 | He said you 'd been sticking your nose in where it was n't wanted , and had n't heeded warnings from your superiors about giving up finding an espionage connection with Mills ' murder . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ She said she 'd been peeling onions . |
| 11 | When she said she 'd been going to visit her friend , there 'd been no friend . |
| 12 | But er she said she 'd been feeling a bit rough recently . |
| 13 | She said she 'd been babysitting , but then and the doors and and and I this filthy , filthy , dirty letter somebody had written to her , some other girl |
| 14 | She said she 'd been following a higher moral law . |
| 15 | ‘ She said they 'd been helping her to write songs , and sure enough I tried one of them — low string down to D , and top string right down to C — and I got three new songs straight away : Galileo , Virginia Woolf and a ballad that did n't make it onto the record . |
| 16 | Till the knock on the door — two investigators said they 'd been watching my house and he was living with me . |
| 17 | Derek said they 'd been having sex ! |
| 18 | said they 'd been recording things for her wanting to see what she does see when she 's old . |
| 19 | Back on his farm a few miles from a crash site , Mr Hayton said he 'd been expecting a longer sentence . |
| 20 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence , and he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenging him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 21 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence . |
| 22 | Frank Williams said he 'd been hoping to sign Senna 's for the last ten years , but he was also full of praise for Hill . |
| 23 | When questioned by police he confessed to the killing and said he 'd been drinking and taking amphetamines . |
| 24 | He said he 'd been wanting to ring me all day but did n't want to interrupt my work . |
| 25 | At the official press conference today , Brian Horton said he 'd been looking at the young twenty-one year old for quite a while . |
| 26 | Prince Charles said he 'd been waiting for a year for the chance to speak publiclty about the fate of the Marsh Arabs . |
| 27 | He said he 'd been driving along Akers Way in Swindon at between 40 and 60 miles per hour , when he became aware of Shaun Gooch behind him . |
| 28 | He said he 'd been meaning to invite us to dinner ever since he arrived . |
| 29 | I asked him what he 'd been doing out East and he said he 'd been starting up a chain of these shops in Japan . ’ |
| 30 | Another unemployed divorcee said he 'd been sitting in his room late one night talking with a fellow inmate : |