Example sentences of "'d been [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now he 's happier , I think , than he 'd been for a long time . |
| 2 | ( Two summers ago , on holiday in Greece with a school pal he had since lost touch with , he 'd been on a small , crowded , ramshackle train heading out of Athens over a scrubby plain in blistering heat . |
| 3 | She had no wish to hurt Anna and besides , how could she complain when the truth was that she was happier here at the palazzo than she 'd been in a long time ? |
| 4 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 5 | I 'd been in a light sleep . |