Example sentences of "'d [be] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Before I burst through that door , I 'd been listening at the window — I distinctly recall that he was refusing to say anything really damning . |
| 2 | At the official press conference today , Brian Horton said he 'd been looking at the young twenty-one year old for quite a while . |
| 3 | Judith had once confided that she too had an uncertain grasp of the past , though she 'd been drunk at the time , and had denied it vehemently when he 'd raised the subject again . |
| 4 | But of course , th , I 'd been living at The Haven then , next to the butcher 's shop . |
| 5 | Rory jumped as though she 'd been shot at the sound of the lazily amused voice materialising apparently out of nowhere . |
| 6 | Later today the body was identified as that of a 23 year old man from Cheltenham , who 'd been seen at the race course last night . |
| 7 | He 'd spent most of the evening wrestling with the one fragment that he 'd managed to retain , picked out of the air behind him as he 'd been standing at the cooker watching his soup boil . |
| 8 | Lone travellers , they 'd been talking at the bar , and Lily had said how much she enjoyed dancing . |
| 9 | When I got into work on the big day I found out he 'd been arrested at the weekend . |
| 10 | She could n't remember where she 'd been going at the time . |