Example sentences of "'d been [v-ing] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if she 'd been calling on a dead line to an empty building . |
| 2 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 3 | I did n't need a pee because I 'd been pissing on the Poles during the day , infecting them with my scent and power . |
| 4 | Now she realised he 'd been hovering on the verges of her thoughts , just waiting for an opportunity to pounce . |
| 5 | They knew she 'd been drinking on the way in . |
| 6 | At the end of our corridor is the playroom where the children not yet in school spend their days with playworkers — unemployed women who 'd been signing on the dole before getting these " work experience scheme " jobs funded by the Manpower Services Commission . |
| 7 | He 'd met Romano de Sciorto through researching the book he 'd been planning on the history of the islands . |
| 8 | Their reunion with the twins — who 'd been playing on the beach with the Meadowes 's little girl , Kerry-Jane — was an almost heartbreaking occasion . |
| 9 | When this incident occurred he 'd been working on a project in Harlow in Essex setting up another system . |
| 10 | It was a freezing cold day and I 'd been sitting there in nothing but these dungarees that I 'd been working on the roof in . |
| 11 | Mind you in between that I 'd been working on the fa farm farm . |
| 12 | Yes well we I I 'd been working on the Menai Suspension Bridge repa you know , when they were rep doing the repairing like . |
| 13 | She 'd been sitting on the edge of the bed when they 'd arrived , two large uniformed men . |