Example sentences of "[Wh det] he 'd be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1984 he had nothing left to prove — he was successful , shooting stock shots for The Image Bank , which he 'd been a director of for six years . |
| 2 | He 'd had a bad dream in which he 'd been not only head of the Conservative Research Department , but also with the Raj in Belfast , and confronted by coalminers and oil-rig workers to boot . |
| 3 | His life had been spent tending the land to which he 'd been born and what more could any man want ? |
| 4 | Mike lowered the can of Coke which he 'd been emptying down his parched throat . |
| 5 | There were also photographs of his weak and charming father , who had read Pravda and the Daily Telegraph every morning , and his beautiful feckless mother , who 'd run off with an Italian and now lived in some palazzo in Rome , and of the huge house in which he 'd been brought up . |
| 6 | He 'd daubed a rock with paint and used the tell-tale splashes to correct a slight right-hand drift , and then he 'd taken a rasp to the elaborate Monte Carlo grip , reshaping the stock to approximate to the military form on which he 'd been trained and binding it with tape when it was as he wanted . |
| 7 | The jagged hole through which he 'd been propelled some minutes before now rushed past his face once every minute or so . |
| 8 | What happened , though , was he ordered one of the captains on a dangerous mission-just how dangerous I knew — on which he 'd been wounded and the young wives had n't forgiven her for it . |
| 9 | He spread the trousers carefully on the large deal table , put the towel with which he 'd been drying the luncheon dishes carefully on top of the faded tweed , smoothed it into place and began to poke out the creases with an old iron . |
| 10 | Very urgent business which he 'd been putting off . |
| 11 | She knew he was referring to her last meeting with Jake and that explosive love scene in the drawing-room , only the sketchiest version of which he 'd been privy to . |
| 12 | As soon as Moby was too old for puppy classes , he went to the bigger-dog classes , run by Jenny , to reinforce what he 'd been taught at puppy classes and , most importantly , what he 'd learned at home . |
| 13 | Fringe took up his position alongside with familiarity and eagerness , an athlete doing what he 'd been bred for , and enjoyed . |
| 14 | As to what he 'd been doing , there had been a couple of incidents down by the river , which on top of the morning 's ordeal , had about finished him . |
| 15 | Something to do with what he 'd been through in some war . |
| 16 | He 'd gone and been impressed with what he 'd been told by the visiting medium , though he was n't convinced . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | Now he 'd lost track of what he 'd been thinking of completely . |
| 19 | ‘ Did she tell you what he 'd been in prison for ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Sealed envelope with Mme Wyatt , ’ he replied , laying an uncharacteristic finger against his nose as if this was what he 'd been to spy-school for . |
| 21 | He shot her a grin and she thought of what he 'd been to her in the last week and a half . |
| 22 | The Raubvogel had just entered the short tunnel that led out of the cavern , when Katze finally found what he 'd been looking for . |
| 23 | By comparison , what he 'd been doing in the cafeteria block was mere journeyman stuff . |
| 24 | It was in the second of the rooms behind a damp stack of spare mattresses that he found what he 'd been hoping for . |
| 25 | The ammunition was soft-nosed , not what he 'd been used to but the only kind that was allowed for hunting . |
| 26 | ‘ No , ’ replied Sorge , which was what he 'd been told to say . |
| 27 | " To destroy the evidence of what he 'd been doing , or the result of his analysis , or the time he 'd spent on it . |
| 28 | He nodded , as if this was what he 'd been expecting . |
| 29 | At last she knew what he 'd been keeping from her . |
| 30 | After that I got us on to less dangerous ground , and I gave him a few tit-bits of intelligence , which was probably what he 'd been after . |