Example sentences of "[verb] he 'd be [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's thought he 'd been incontinent and tried to wash himself . |
2 | In court he also stated he 'd been unaware the cannister , legal on the continent , was an offensive weapon in Britain . |
3 | He remembered speaking to him , saying he 'd been brave . |
4 | I do n't like baked beans , he knows it , I suppose he 'd been lazy . |
5 | Mallachy could tell he 'd been ridiculous from his face , and Rory had confessed immediately . |
6 | Yet Jezrael knew he 'd been one of them for longer than she 'd been on Mars . |
7 | Lachlan was near heaving the shipmaster overboard , but he knew he 'd been wrong . |
8 | He knew he 'd been wrong about me . |
9 | Let it suffice for the present that he thought he 'd been silly to nurture romantic thoughts about his first love . |
10 | I do n't think he 'd been ill-treated , but he 's took a lot of love and a lot of attention |
11 | But now he did n't think he 'd been harsh at all . |
12 | Perhaps he realised he 'd been rash . |
13 | There was no evidence of actual impropriety , you see , but Puddephat admitted he 'd been friendly with the girl and given her extra coaching . |
14 | I think he 'd been better for a long time on and off |
15 | Little wonder he 'd been amazed — Dane Jacobsen was probably more accustomed to having to fight adoring women off . |
16 | Edouard said he 'd been obliged to keep an elderly English woman there for a few days , but she 'd been slipping out . ’ |
17 | He was put on probation and ordered to do community service after a solicitor said he 'd been upset by the death of his mother . |