Example sentences of "'d [been] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Besides these photographs were Pedro 's polo helmet , which now had a map of the Malvinas stamped on the front ( which Angel always wore in matches ) , and a jar of earth he 'd dug up from the Islands on the day he 'd been sent home as a prisoner of war . |
2 | Sorry , I should explain to the committee that I was informed that the secretary who normally does the minutes for the half past one was sick , and had , she 'd been sent home by her doctor at lunch time , so I came back from lunch and had to come straight into committee , and I do apologize if I have missed bits of paper or whatever , I 've gathered up everything I could , but that might well be one of the things that I 've left behind . |
3 | She 'd been sent there for contempt of court by Essex magistrates when she refused to answer questions about her personal finances in a poll tax case . |
4 | It was a relief to get a flight the next morning , yet I felt I 'd been dragged away from Dominica : I had not explored its dangerous magic as I ought to have done . |
5 | Several hearings were held , and as a teacher involved with the family , and as someone who 'd been asked officially to ‘ socialise , them , Mr M was asked to give information to the Children 's Panel . |
6 | She 'd been summoned there for refusing to pay a poll tax surcharge of £14.52 . |
7 | Even if he 'd been rushed straight to hospital , they might not have been able to save him . |
8 | She 'd been scooped ignominiously into her rescuer 's arms and carried with ease to the quayside . |
9 | But he should have realised she 'd been carried away by the atmosphere , and the unexpected potency of the aquavit . |
10 | I wish I 'd been told early on what I looked like and what I was doing to my body . |
11 | They 'd altered his shift pattern twice in the past fortnight , and each time he 'd been taken away from working with patients and given something fiddling to do . |
12 | You know Jesus has been the leader who 'd been taken away from his group , very clever tactical ploy . |
13 | She 'd been taken completely by surprise , and fright added to her bewilderment . |
14 | Because of his experience , he 'd been taken further into God 's Kingdom , he 'd been given that vision into God 's Kingdom , now that 's more than just been given your eyesight , cos there 's a lot of people will see , who have their eyesight intact , but refuse to have the vision that was necessary to accept Jesus , new kingdom . |
15 | Vernon told him he 'd been taken home in a chauffeur-driven car . |
16 | He felt as though he 'd been pounded hard by something . |
17 | His wife , Shirley , believed we 'd been brought together for a reason and , after a while , she reckoned my sight would be healed . |