Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] she 'd [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jane reflected that if she 'd been enormous , with masses of stomach and bust up front , Lajos might have thought twice about bashing her . |
| 2 | And although she 'd been sad to be leaving her family behind , she had been looking forward to a few weeks ' holiday and then — a new job , a new life . |
| 3 | But if she 'd been frank from the outset and had admitted to him that she 'd been sent by his stepmother with the plea for him to visit her the result would have been short and sharp . |
| 4 | She felt as though she 'd been asleep for about five minutes ! |
| 5 | There was a sort of thirstiness about Julia 's immersion in the conversation , as though she 'd been parched for a long time . |
| 6 | To hear Rosemary tell it , it sounded as though she 'd been lucky to reach twenty-two without some vainglorious male trying it on . |
| 7 | In a strange way , she felt cleansed , as though she 'd been able to strip the dark places away from her soul . |