Example sentences of "'d [be] [v-ing] for a " in BNC.

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1 I 'd been thinking for a long time that I 'd welcome the chance to talk with a psychiatrist , although not about captivity — I felt I 'd worked my way through that enough — but about my past and how I came to be the person I was when I was taken hostage .
2 And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours .
3 ‘ I 'd been looking for a fairly young product which had a range of merchandise to allow a shop to stand on its own two feet .
4 Subconsciously , she realised , she 'd been hoping for a ready answer , an explanation which would clear her niggling doubts …
5 Sorry to anyone who 'd been hoping for a match report from Newcastle , but I went home to Wakefield the morning after the game and so did n't get a chance to post one .
6 She 'd been digging for a while when she looked up to swing the stone in her hand on to the pile , and saw Clare standing there .
7 But now I 've been drug-free for over a year erm but I 'd been trying for a few year before that and had nay managed to succeed .
8 No , not just one day , as I said , I 'd been trying for a few
9 And he had to go and train somewhere down south , but he 's got a he , apparently he 'd been trying for a year and he 's got to Accrington .
10 Chris had insisted that if he was going to go out there , then so was I. I 'd been searching for a way out all night , but nothing convincing came to mind .
11 The fog lifted and the house became filled with a babble of excitable people , few of whom spoke English and who all arrived at once because they 'd been waiting for a clear passage .
12 They 'd been waiting for a council house for 5 years .
13 Prince Charles said he 'd been waiting for a year for the chance to speak publiclty about the fate of the Marsh Arabs .
14 So , you did so many miles per hour , we calculated , you would have done so many miles if you 'd been going for a full hour at that speed , so your dis your , your speed , velocity really but we 'll call it speed , right ?
15 They 'd been heading for a festival in Chipping Sodbury , but had been diverted by police .
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