Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] i 'd be " in BNC.

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1 before I realized that all you had to do was put your hand through my letter box , reach up and you could take , open the Yale lock because I 'd been there a year I locked myself out and I thought the only thing I can do is try and get in by putting my hand through .
2 I 'd put on weight while I 'd been in bed , and the zip on my slacks would n't do up more than half-way .
3 Retracing my steps , I realized with a shock that I was no more able to find my way back to the village than I 'd been able to find the place we 'd been raking .
4 I did n't have a big name in the business as I 'd been concentrating just on working , so I was n't a star and could n't force through any changes .
5 I did n't need a pee because I 'd been pissing on the Poles during the day , infecting them with my scent and power .
6 Cos that 's why I did n't get any when I got my last prescription because I 'd been trying to just sort of even take one
7 I might hope to be a better grandfather than I 'd been a father . ’
8 I was gon na but I , I thought , I thought if sees me when I come in , cos I had make up all down my face cos I 'd been so upset , I got so angry with the whole thing
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