Example sentences of "'d been [v-ing] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence . |
| 3 | Maybe they 'd been meeting in secret for a while . |
| 4 | One Saturday night he 'd been drinking in front of the telly when he decided to phone Sheila 's place . |
| 5 | 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 . |