Example sentences of "she 'd been [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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1 | If she 'd been pretending to be busy before , she really was busy now . |
2 | Ven queried , as well he might , she realised , for she 'd been chatting to him like a veritable magpie all evening with not so much as a hint of shyness . |
3 | She 'd been wanting to be my best friend for ages . |
4 | She 'd been listening to him with dawning realisation , an icy sensation freezing her body inch by inch . |
5 | She 'd replaced the receiver instantly and refused to tell him who she 'd been speaking to , but then , as now , there was something challenging in her expression . |
6 | And she 'd been coming to our house , Oh about fie or six years , and she said one day to Mary , that 's my wife , says you know , Not strange name , there 's not many of them about . |
7 | Now you suspected she 'd been lying to you for thirteen years . |
8 | The same Rory she 'd been talking to just before he and his wife Harriet died . |
9 | And she 'd been talking to him for about half an hour and well er her son had come up |