Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] [pers pn] 'd be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ridge seems massive from the road , and when we tried to tell our driver where we 'd been , he grunted in disbelief . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ You were afraid of the light because you 'd been taught to be afraid of it , ’ said Rachaela . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The students say they dropped legal action after they 'd been promised full consultation , as the Visitor of Somerville College , Lord Roy Jenkins had insisted last year . |
| 6 | The students say they dropped legal action after they 'd been promised full consultation , as the Visitor of Somerville College , Lord Roy Jenkins had insisted last year . |
| 7 | Since she had been working more or less at full stretch before she 'd been given the extra work to do , there was only one way she could fit more work into her day , and that was by working late at the office , then going home with a bulging briefcase . |
| 8 | The undeveloped film was found in her handbag after she 'd been shot in an ambush by Islamic fundamentalists , while on holiday in Egypt a month ago . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | In any case , 'e would n't be in 'ere terday if 'e 'd been lucky . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I had to warn Monty about his drinking because he 'd been causing trouble , ’ MGM 's then chief of production , Dore Schary said to me . |
| 12 | And that 's infuriated supporters of former Prime Minister Lady Thatcher who was turned down by the same people for an honorary degree after she 'd been at Ten Downing Street for five years . |
| 13 | She probably knew too that they had been none too fond of Granny when she 'd been alive . |
| 14 | He jumped out of his skin like he 'd been stung . |
| 15 | ‘ I remember a border collie that had been stolen from outside a shop where he 'd been tied . |
| 16 | Sam Yaeger spent Monday at the boatyard because he 'd been medically stood down from racing as a result of a fall , but by Tuesday he was racing again , and on Wednesday he rode at Ascot , so the boathouse was vulnerable all day Tuesday and again Wednesday morning . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Because he was just doing the same job as he 'd been doing under the private under the L N E R. Management were more conciliatory when nationalization came on . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | This , of course , delighted the child and every night she stood in the wings performing everybody 's act with them , and even at the end of two shows , she was as bright in the dressing room as she 'd been at the overture . |
| 21 | Father and son exchanged looks , in better temper with each other than they 'd been for years . |
| 22 | Yeah , well even Laura like she eats salad at school like you know , but erm , she 's got erm , what did we have the other night cos we 'd been eating semi semi Mediterranean food this week |
| 23 | She guessed that Mike Booker would be calling curses down on her head because he 'd been hoping a one-two win at Estoril would clinch the constructors ' championship for Carlisle Flint , quite apart from putting Ace into an unbeatable lead . |
| 24 | At speeds of ninety miles a Police car chased a stolen white fiesta … through narrow country lanes … cars coming in the oppositie direction swerve to avoid it car as it weaves in and out of the traffic … at times the Police try to overtake it … without success … forty miles after they spotted the stolen car … the road clears and the Police overtake and stop them … three schoolboys are arrested … one of them … a passenger … is fourteen … in the past eight months he 's been arrested twenty eight times … the day before he 'd been placed under another supervision order by Milton Keynes Magistrates where he 'd faced charges of robbery and burglary and joy riding … it was from the children 's home he 'd been sent that his two friends picked him up . |
| 25 | For a long time now Luce had been a great admirer of Peter Sebastian 's work , and had been over the moon when she 'd been approached and offered this wonderful opportunity . |
| 26 | ‘ I knew my mum because she 'd been with me at the hospital and I remembered my grandad because of his bald head . |
| 27 | Erm and that was just an excu h him being expelled for driving someone into town was simply an excuse because he 'd been caught so many other times . |
| 28 | She had no wish to hurt Anna and besides , how could she complain when the truth was that she was happier here at the palazzo than she 'd been in a long time ? |
| 29 | Wishing desperately that she were able to defend her grandfather , but knowing that to explain would only cause more trouble until she 'd been able to speak with his mother , and fervently wishing she had locked her door when she 'd come up to bed , Ellie said tiredly , ‘ I do n't know why . |
| 30 | It was great and probably would have been with the exception of the video going to number one , it probably would be the highlight of our career cos we 'd been out of had n't been working in Ireland for six years and we were back in and did a sell out concert tour and I think that was really good . |