Example sentences of "[pers pn] 'd [been] [v-ing] under " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I feel as though I 'd been living under an anaesthetic for years and years . ’ |
| 2 | Irena produced a suit from somewhere — I had nothing appropriate to wear and the Czechs dress up to go out — and on a cold wet evening Miroslav , who once behind his bassoon could n't stop smiling , dragged me in off Red Army Square where I 'd been waiting under an umbrella watching a group of Czech soldiers trying to stand up , and escorted me up to the balcony of the Fucik Hall to watch the performance . |
| 3 | She apologised , over the phone , the next day ; she 'd been hiding under the bedclothes , playing her favourite David Bowie cassette at maximum volume on her Sony Walkman , trying to drown the noise of the thunder . |
| 4 | Now he was on his third circuit of the Bay : he 'd been ducking under bulldozers for almost an hour . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Marcus appeared in next-door 's back garden which surprised me as last I knew he 'd been snoring under the duvet . |