Example sentences of "'d been [v-ing] in [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On trial at Worcester Crown Court were thirty year old Jamie Ray , a Californian who 'd been staying in England , James Lovelidge from London who 's twenty seven and unemployed , and Michael Rock , a forty one year old French Canadian who was living in London .
2 I 'd been teaching in Preston it must have been three years then , and when I read that book I suddenly realized I knew nothing about Lancashire at all — not the real Lancashire .
3 She 'd been living in England such a long time , of course , it was a bit too free and easy over there .
4 Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence , and he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenging him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres .
5 Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence .
6 Maybe they 'd been meeting in secret for a while .
7 One Saturday night he 'd been drinking in front of the telly when he decided to phone Sheila 's place .
8 The rational part of his mind knew this could not be the case , and that it was most likely he 'd been travelling in circles .
9 This time last night she 'd been lying in Dane 's arms , feeling safe , secure , at peace with the world for perhaps the first time in her troubled life .
10 I 'd been shopping in Smiths and I thought I recognised him .
11 But he went on refusing to say anything at all about what he 'd been doing in Paris .
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