Example sentences of "[verb] he 'd be [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 His name was , but I found he 'd been lodging in a house in Road close to the railway station .
2 When this incident occurred he 'd been working on a project in Harlow in Essex setting up another system .
3 And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours .
4 If she had n't known better she 'd have thought he 'd been drinking .
5 ‘ I suppose they showed he 'd been drinking ? ’
6 ‘ Perhaps I should sell the place and be done with it , ’ he said with an abruptness that showed he 'd been considering the idea for some time .
7 My son-in-law came home a few weeks ago and confessed he 'd been having an affair with a girl in his office .
8 It seems he 'd been drinking . ’
9 On the night Sgt lilley died he 'd been drinking again .
10 ‘ I could tell he 'd been drinking as soon as he joined me on the jig .
11 What would these people think , I wondered , if they knew he 'd been living like an Apache most of his life and right up until a little while ago ?
12 My dear , he was holding it exactly as if it had been a squashed blackbeetle , and I knew he 'd been criticizing me all evening .
13 Marcus appeared in next-door 's back garden which surprised me as last I knew he 'd been snoring under the duvet .
14 She knew he 'd been studying her face while watching for her reaction .
15 At that time , and erm she had n't known anything about it , because he had looked after the benefit , and she thought he 'd been paying the rent .
16 For a second Donna thought he 'd been standing there looking at her , this man in the leather jacket and trousers which were too short .
17 ‘ From the expression on Rik 's face , you would think he 'd been doing this sort of stuff all his life , ’ Gerald says .
18 Now she realised he 'd been hovering on the verges of her thoughts , just waiting for an opportunity to pounce .
19 I did a double-take before I realized he 'd been talking to me .
20 and they thought , they said then it was connected with the accident , erm because it , you know , she was in such a bad way , and , the other fellow was to blame , I think he 'd been drinking , I 'm not sure , but they 're claiming off the insurance and they reckon she 's gon na be entitled to around a hundred thousand pounds compensation , because , not only has she had these physical injuries , but because she had a knock on the head it 's also affecting her mental state
21 I think he 'd been practising his pauses .
22 Although he said he 'd bought them from another dealer , the police proved he 'd been handling stolen goods .
23 And to think he 'd been agonizing about what line to take on Bartocci 's conspiracy theory !
24 Back on his farm a few miles from a crash site , Mr Hayton said he 'd been expecting a longer sentence .
25 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 .
26 Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence .
27 Frank Williams said he 'd been hoping to sign Senna 's for the last ten years , but he was also full of praise for Hill .
28 When questioned by police he confessed to the killing and said he 'd been drinking and taking amphetamines .
29 He said he 'd been wanting to ring me all day but did n't want to interrupt my work .
30 At the official press conference today , Brian Horton said he 'd been looking at the young twenty-one year old for quite a while .
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