Example sentences of "they 'd [been] [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | They 'd been sharing a cell for the last two years . |
2 | No they have n't , they 'd been bought a car that had been like , that it sort of been written off and rebuilt or something like that . |
3 | It looked as if they 'd been having a party and had just taken off in the middle of it . |
4 | There were rumours they 'd been having an affair while he was actually teaching her , when she would have been fifteen ; there were rumours the girl was pregnant . |
5 | ‘ The man , who was known to the police , was one of the knockers they 'd been keeping an eye on . |
6 | The unwary were apt to buy a ‘ pig in a poke ’ ( sack ) and find out later they 'd been sold a muted pup . |