Example sentences of "'d [be] [v-ing] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been hiding in a woodland graveyard , only half-heartedly concealed behind one of the leaning roofed crosses . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | His name was , but I found he 'd been lodging in a house in Road close to the railway station . |
| 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 | She 'd been browsing in a bookshop after buying a bedtime book for Kirsty when she 'd suddenly caught sight of the clock on the wall and seen , to her horror , that it was nearly five o'clock . |
| 7 | I 'd been working in a factory , but I had to give that up because I could n't afford a nursery . |
| 8 | You do n't know , I mean he could of gone if he 'd been lying in a chair wa watching the |
| 9 | She was in fact very thin but had this huge wire frame around her ’ It turned out that she 'd been coming in a couple of times a week , stealing hundreds of pounds worth of clothes , hanging them on her frame then walking out . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | So far , he 'd been driving in a one-car team and in that situation , there is no way of knowing who is quick . |