Example sentences of "they 'd [be] [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd been watching the site for some time . |
| 2 | They 'd been watching the premises for several months . |
| 3 | They 'd been sharing a cell for the last two years . |
| 4 | ‘ They 'd been raiding the school at the end of Dwyer Street . ’ |
| 5 | 2 families had to leave their homes after they were terrorised by a mob , angry they 'd been helping the Police to catch the joyriders . |
| 6 | It looked as if they 'd been having a party and had just taken off in the middle of it . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ The man , who was known to the police , was one of the knockers they 'd been keeping an eye on . |