Example sentences of "'d be [v-ing] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It appears there 'd been a big row and a parting of the ways before my agent tracked them down , but my premise was right : they 'd been staying with one of Svend 's college friends at his parents ’ apartment on the outskirts of the city . |
| 2 | She 'd been living with one of his men , a guy who knew a lot about his affairs , and Connie could n't help knowing plenty of things that Bonanza would not want advertised on the radio . ’ |
| 3 | I 'd been existing on two or three hours ' sleep a night . |
| 4 | They 'd been queuing since 5 a.m. in the morning and as the wait continued , so did the length of the queue . |
| 5 | Mr Probyn is being questioned about the death of his wife , Tanya , who was 28 , and who 'd been missing for six days before her body was found in her car in the River Severn . |
| 6 | She 'd been missing for 24 hours , her disappearance reported by her boyfriend , himself arrested and questioned by police , but then released . |
| 7 | I 'd been falling since nineteen |
| 8 | this chap was here last week he bought this pine table up , got his key , and he 'd been working for three years in Norway |
| 9 | It was an appreciative whistle and one that Rachel recognised , for since she 'd been working with five thousand men she had become well used to whistles of that nature . |
| 10 | If he 'd been cycling for fourteen hours , let's say fifteen hours . |
| 11 | If he 'd been cycling for fifteen hours , you you have a look and tell me how far he would have gone . |
| 12 | At this point , a young woman who 'd been sitting on one of Bridget 's sofas jumped angrily to her feet and shouted at Geoffrey . |
| 13 | He 'd been driving for sixty years , you 've never had an accident . |
| 14 | I 'd been walking for 45 minutes when I was hailed by a local farmer who had seen me on the moonlit road . |