Example sentences of "who 'd be [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Not that her cousin 's health had relapsed , or anything like that , but her mood had communicated itself to the twins , who 'd been particularly fractious and difficult .
2 ‘ Because Shiva , his father , who 'd been away for a long time , found him in the wife 's bedroom on his return and assumed that he was her toyboy .
3 They were a striking couple — tall , slim and very , very pale against old hands who 'd been here for days or even weeks .
4 Even now , when the place was virtually empty , it seemed to hold echoes and shadows of all the people who 'd been here , and all the characters they 'd played .
5 Was that you ? ’ she demanded , confronting Tal , who 'd been nowhere near the switch .
6 Was that you ? ’ she demanded , confronting Tal , who 'd been nowhere near the switch .
7 The idea of pursuing a solo career had been in Sharon Shannon 's mind for a long while — but now the time was right she already had a seminal piece of super session recording under her belt and now , with John Dunford — who 'd been centrally involved with The Waterboys throughout their Irish sojourn as sound and recording engineer — in charge of production , she got to work on her solo album .
8 ‘ It was a crowd of boys who 'd been together for years — somebody was always up to something .
9 And when I was when I got to New York , I was met by two first cousins from two different families er Bert who 's er er nephew of my my mother 's sister Laura Anne in in New York , and another one , William who 'd been very successful vice president of or something .
10 They demanded that everybody get out of their way so they could launch their boat , while people who 'd been there for the best of the tide were already bringing their craft out .
11 Once at the hospital , Liz was taken to the delivery room immediately and Mark went off to find the waiting room , which was full of exhausted partners who 'd been there for hours .
12 One couple who 'd been there told the inquest they saw the plane flying low , coughing and spluttering .
13 One couple who 'd been there told the inquest they saw the plane flying low , coughing and spluttering .
14 ‘ Wait , ’ Josie said to Lucy , who 'd been about to leave with an armload of silver lame for dressing room three , and Lucy waited .
15 ‘ Where there 's money to be made you can bet there 's someone making it , ’ said an old man who 'd been silently working his spindle since the conversation began .
16 The nomes , who 'd been silently reading along with her , shivered .
17 Even if she said so herself , she was barely recognisable as the young woman who 'd been so distraught just a short while ago .
18 Didi , who 'd been so pleasant to her face and so vitriolic behind her back .
19 ‘ The gentleman who 'd been in with her would naturally have gone back to his room well before people started stirring . ’
20 But it made it a very anxious first night for me , and before the curtain went up , as I sat in my dressing-room in make-up and costume ready to go on stage , Guthrie , who 'd been really very sympathetic if not totally convinced all along , came in , patted me on the shoulder and said , " Whatever happens , dear , we were right to do it . "
21 He remembered his sporadic visits back to Taler 's Bump , the shy little girl who 'd been virtually a stranger to him , his awkward attempts at being a family man when all the time he 'd only been yearning to get back to work .
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