Example sentences of "[vb past] he 'd be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His name was , but I found he 'd been lodging in a house in Road close to the railway station . |
| 2 | When this incident occurred he 'd been working on a project in Harlow in Essex setting up another system . |
| 3 | ‘ I suppose they showed he 'd been drinking ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps I should sell the place and be done with it , ’ he said with an abruptness that showed he 'd been considering the idea for some time . |
| 5 | My son-in-law came home a few weeks ago and confessed he 'd been having an affair with a girl in his office . |
| 6 | On the night Sgt lilley died he 'd been drinking again . |
| 7 | What would these people think , I wondered , if they knew he 'd been living like an Apache most of his life and right up until a little while ago ? |
| 8 | My dear , he was holding it exactly as if it had been a squashed blackbeetle , and I knew he 'd been criticizing me all evening . |
| 9 | Marcus appeared in next-door 's back garden which surprised me as last I knew he 'd been snoring under the duvet . |
| 10 | She knew he 'd been studying her face while watching for her reaction . |
| 11 | At that time , and erm she had n't known anything about it , because he had looked after the benefit , and she thought he 'd been paying the rent . |
| 12 | For a second Donna thought he 'd been standing there looking at her , this man in the leather jacket and trousers which were too short . |
| 13 | Now she realised he 'd been hovering on the verges of her thoughts , just waiting for an opportunity to pounce . |
| 14 | I did a double-take before I realized he 'd been talking to me . |
| 15 | Although he said he 'd bought them from another dealer , the police proved he 'd been handling stolen goods . |
| 16 | Back on his farm a few miles from a crash site , Mr Hayton said he 'd been expecting a longer sentence . |
| 17 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence , and he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenging him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 18 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence . |
| 19 | Frank Williams said he 'd been hoping to sign Senna 's for the last ten years , but he was also full of praise for Hill . |
| 20 | When questioned by police he confessed to the killing and said he 'd been drinking and taking amphetamines . |
| 21 | He said he 'd been wanting to ring me all day but did n't want to interrupt my work . |
| 22 | At the official press conference today , Brian Horton said he 'd been looking at the young twenty-one year old for quite a while . |
| 23 | Prince Charles said he 'd been waiting for a year for the chance to speak publiclty about the fate of the Marsh Arabs . |
| 24 | He said he 'd been driving along Akers Way in Swindon at between 40 and 60 miles per hour , when he became aware of Shaun Gooch behind him . |
| 25 | He said he 'd been meaning to invite us to dinner ever since he arrived . |
| 26 | I asked him what he 'd been doing out East and he said he 'd been starting up a chain of these shops in Japan . ’ |
| 27 | Another unemployed divorcee said he 'd been sitting in his room late one night talking with a fellow inmate : |
| 28 | He said he 'd been feeling depressed . |