Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] 'd been [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A commodity never difficult to find , in John-William 's experience , particularly now when the Chartist leaders , who had been locked up after the troubles of 1839 , were all out of prison again ; except for that Sheffield lad , of course , who 'd died at twenty-seven , from the hard labour he 'd been put to at Northallerton jail . |
| 2 | In her days as a schoolteacher she 'd been known for the quickness of her wit and her clarity of thought . |
| 3 | All I wanted was to be left alone to get on with the job I 'd been trained for and loved . |
| 4 | Used to creating and presenting ideas to a wide variety of clients , she 'd grown proud of her capacity to keep her head under pressure , yet from the moment she 'd crossed the threshold of this impressive room she 'd been put at a distinct disadvantage . |
| 5 | ‘ They all reported to the police station they 'd been assigned to and they all went on to stand trial . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Look , ’ I said , turning sharply on her and utilizing advice I 'd been given by Charlie about the treatment of women : Keep 'em keen , treat 'em mean . |
| 7 | For most of the week she 'd been seated at her desk , wading through piles of old G.W. design books , taking notes , making sketches , dashing off diagrams , in an effort to come up with some common thread in the mish-mash of styles that dragged dully across the pages . |
| 8 | ‘ I had a feeling he 'd been committed to an asylum . |
| 9 | For part of the trip in a flat bed truck they 'd been acompanied by armed guards , but no-one had told them why . |
| 10 | All along that awful journey I 'd been tortured by the thought that someone might have found and moved the dinghy and that I would be trapped in this hellish marsh . |
| 11 | Maggie noticed the young man she 'd been thrown against had a watch . |
| 12 | If she had the sense she 'd been born with she 'd get up from the table right now , wish him a polite good evening , and scuttle back to the safety of the dressing-room , there to make a pledge never to risk being in his company again . |
| 13 | Now I 'd also in this time rung up the er forwarding address in Manchester , rung up the telephone number I 'd been given of the forwarding address . |
| 14 | His solicitor said for some reason he 'd been involved since last December in a campaign of total destruction of both himself and other people , but now there was some hope for the future . |
| 15 | At the end of my foundation year I 'd been voted in as Social Secretary , in charge of putting on all the shows there . |
| 16 | Almost without exception we 'd been knocked for six . |
| 17 | I had no idea he 'd been kept in the dark for so long . |
| 18 | Perhaps she had ; but there was nothing mad about the composed face I 'd been shown in the portrait and the photograph , only an infinity of patience . |
| 19 | My eyes watered with pain , with chlorine from the swimming pool and with oil from the rag I 'd been blindfolded with . |
| 20 | The voice was weary , as if this was the fourth time he 'd been called by his father that evening . |
| 21 | Oliffe 's job , according to his defence , was to fatten up animals over the winter , and this was the first time he 'd been accused of ill-treating animals . |