Example sentences of "he 'd [be] [v-ing] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , he 'd been ferreting in the records for a good while . ’ |
| 2 | One Saturday night he 'd been drinking in front of the telly when he decided to phone Sheila 's place . |
| 3 | He 'd been funny , telling stories against himself of fiascos he had survived in the theatre , and he 'd been flattering in a subtle way . |
| 4 | He 'd been living in a £500-a-week hotel suite in Nottingham , spending £2,000 a month on clothes . |
| 5 | She heard him release the breath he 'd been holding in a sigh . |
| 6 | His name was , but I found he 'd been lodging in a house in Road close to the railway station . |
| 7 | He 'd been hiding in a woodland graveyard , only half-heartedly concealed behind one of the leaning roofed crosses . |
| 8 | He was n't wearing the suit he 'd been wearing in Furnival Gardens . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence . |
| 11 | He 'd been dozing in his sitting room when the noise from upstairs woke him . |
| 12 | So far , he 'd been driving in a one-car team and in that situation , there is no way of knowing who is quick . |
| 13 | You do n't know , I mean he could of gone if he 'd been lying in a chair wa watching the |
| 14 | He 'd been sitting in the car so long , it was hard for him to run . |
| 15 | Another unemployed divorcee said he 'd been sitting in his room late one night talking with a fellow inmate : |
| 16 | The rational part of his mind knew this could not be the case , and that it was most likely he 'd been travelling in circles . |
| 17 | By comparison , what he 'd been doing in the cafeteria block was mere journeyman stuff . |
| 18 | But he went on refusing to say anything at all about what he 'd been doing in Paris . |
| 19 | Perhaps she 'd heard his panting , and the promises he 'd been making in the dark . |
| 20 | He 'd been working in the welded body section at the time . |