Example sentences of "she 'd been [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | They knew she 'd been drinking on the way in . |
| 2 | It was as if she 'd been calling on a dead line to an empty building . |
| 3 | She 'd been counting on rescue services arriving with the dawn , but maybe they would n't be coming after all . |
| 4 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 5 | ‘ She 'd been working on them for quite a while . |
| 6 | The summer school job that she 'd been relying on had been cancelled at the very last minute and other temporary jobs were a bit thin on the ground . |
| 7 | I felt she had n't been thinking about Charlie at all — except as an inspiration — but that , like me , she 'd been dwelling on what she might do in the world . |
| 8 | She 'd been sitting on the edge of the bed when they 'd arrived , two large uniformed men . |
| 9 | She discovered she 'd been sleeping on her back . |