Example sentences of "[pers pn] 'd [been] [vb pp] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I 'd been trained in mind-reading rather than riot control , Dexter , I 'd tell you . ’ |
| 2 | i found myself in the same place where I 'd been wounded in Easter , 1917 . |
| 3 | Long after I 'd been smothered in bed |
| 4 | She felt as if she 'd been dipped in slime . |
| 5 | ‘ Thank you for all the help you gave to us and to Bob during the last few days of his illness — I only wish we 'd been put in touch with ACET sooner . |
| 6 | I managed four , but they tasted like they 'd been pickled in piss . ’ |
| 7 | He 'd lost weight , his eyes were staring and red as if they 'd been rolled in grit , and his clothes hung on him like a scarecrow 's ; it was almost as if , in the course of the past few weeks , he 'd been drained of the zest and the energy and the sense of confidence that she 'd steadily been picking up . |
| 8 | They 'd been baptized in water as we 've already read , and yet nobody had received the Holy Spirit . |
| 9 | Only at the last moment , when he 'd been recognized in turn , did Zen realize that it was Daniele Miletti . |
| 10 | Then in March , his mother was told he 'd been killed in action |
| 11 | If he 'd been thrown in cold against Juventus 's £8 million man , McLaren might well have suffered a very different fate from the rave reviews that greeted his outstanding display . |