Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] 'd [been] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they 'd been talking about it already . |
| 2 | And he had to go and train somewhere down south , but he 's got a he , apparently he 'd been trying for a year and he 's got to Accrington . |
| 3 | Perhaps he 'd been referring to someone else as well ? |
| 4 | So he 'd been looking for her . |
| 5 | He is very strict , and would dismiss me if he found out I 'd been interfering with his books . |
| 6 | But after that Pete had sworn that he 'd touch nothing stronger than tapwater for the rest of the evening , and so far he 'd been sticking to it . |
| 7 | Presumably he 'd been watching from somewhere . |
| 8 | Maybe they 'd been meeting in secret for a while . |
| 9 | He choked back the tears and shook as he told of how he 'd been driving along the road when steam started coming out of the bonnet . |
| 10 | Minny : one day when I 'd been gushing about her dress when she was going out to a dance . |
| 11 | ‘ I fancied a change of scene from London where I 'd been working with the Bank of England in-house catering team ’ she said . |
| 12 | Irena produced a suit from somewhere — I had nothing appropriate to wear and the Czechs dress up to go out — and on a cold wet evening Miroslav , who once behind his bassoon could n't stop smiling , dragged me in off Red Army Square where I 'd been waiting under an umbrella watching a group of Czech soldiers trying to stand up , and escorted me up to the balcony of the Fucik Hall to watch the performance . |
| 13 | She 'd set off at 2pm from TV-am , where she 'd been working since 8am on The Wide Awake Club . |
| 14 | She could n't remember where she 'd been going at the time . |
| 15 | Philip rubbed the mist off the glass where he 'd been breathing on it . |
| 16 | Suddenly the penny dropped , and Meredith knew why he 'd been prowling about the airport like an angry lion . |