Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] 'd be [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | British Airways staff are fantastic , whatever class you travel , and plied Kenneth with enough booze to soften the effect of two Sun journalists who approached us for a story and picture after we 'd been airborne for about eight hours . |
| 2 | He wondered whether he 'd been asleep for a while , or just deep in thought . |
| 3 | She felt as though she 'd been asleep for about five minutes ! |
| 4 | Even though she 'd been dead for so long it could sometimes seem that she was still with him , a presence in the next room , someone on the other side of a door who waited and listened but who never stepped through , except when he dreamed . |
| 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 | But she never suspecting it was , you know , when they 'd been alright for seven years you |