Example sentences of "because he 'd be " in BNC.

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1 Sam Yaeger spent Monday at the boatyard because he 'd been medically stood down from racing as a result of a fall , but by Tuesday he was racing again , and on Wednesday he rode at Ascot , so the boathouse was vulnerable all day Tuesday and again Wednesday morning . ’
2 He must have been about my age , too , because he 'd been in Nagasaki when the bomb went on .
3 Which Labour MP lost a libel action against the Observer partly because he 'd been educated at Berkhamsted School ?
4 And there was the gatepost Dad had driven into because he 'd been eyeing some young girl instead of looking where he was going .
5 ‘ I had to warn Monty about his drinking because he 'd been causing trouble , ’ MGM 's then chief of production , Dore Schary said to me .
6 Because he 'd been seeing psychiatrists since 1950 he fancied he was an expert on Freud and wanted to sit in on all our discussions .
7 But he was economising because he 'd been robbed in Spain . ’
8 He arrived at the interview in shades , because he 'd been up all night speeding , and a leather jacket .
9 This might have been because he 'd been kept in an aviary and not given enough exercise , and i felt sure I could put that right .
10 William was nervous because he 'd been here before and he knew what was going to happen next , but his father kept smiling at him cheerfully , a strong , reassuring presence by his side .
11 When I went to that rodeo with Jerry and I was n't home until after midnight , Harry did n't even ask me why I was so late — and he knew the time because he 'd been down to see if Islay 's foal was better .
12 Also Keith thought he could n't have any children because he 'd been out with a girl for a year before I started going out with him and they did n't take any precautions and she never got pregnant .
13 In all the time that he 'd been living out on the Step Pete had seen only one stranger go by , and that was a hiker who 'd stopped to ask the way because he 'd been lost .
14 Ted was awake and out here because he 'd been hearing Wayne speaking to him , and he was worried about his sanity .
15 Not because he 'd been provoked or excited ; on the contrary , it had happened because he 'd allowed himself to relax , to lessen his control and to become open and vulnerable .
16 Because he 'd been a graduate entrant , accelerated promotion had been guaranteed .
17 Rory knew because he 'd been with mum once when they 'd met Lachy and a woman in the street in Lochgilphead .
18 information somebody might die because he 'd been too slow , or there 's been a delay in transmission , or there 's been a fault in the transmission and he 's not prepared to take that responsibility .
19 That 's why your father rode home in the carriage , not because he 'd been drinking , as people thought . ’
20 It was an Unmentionable Disease , and he 'd caught it because he 'd been to an Unmentionable Place and so it served him right , but that did n't make it any less sore .
21 Maxim wondered why he was n't more shocked at the instinctive distrust implied by that decision , and sighed as he realised it was because he 'd been nearly six months in the atmosphere of Whitehall .
22 Because he 'd been a novice monk himself once , in Ireland , before he went to Oxford .
23 Really sad case , that , because he 'd been a fine man .
24 She guessed that Mike Booker would be calling curses down on her head because he 'd been hoping a one-two win at Estoril would clinch the constructors ' championship for Carlisle Flint , quite apart from putting Ace into an unbeatable lead .
25 Because he 'd been expecting someone else ?
26 She thought she knew what might have been on his mind , because he 'd been writing a letter in the Lounge .
27 Well I remember feeling quite niffed because Matt was really off on Friday because he 'd been up so late
28 Probably because he 'd been so much on her mind , she instantly fell into dreaming of Adam , his dark fathomless eyes and granite features dominating her sleep .
29 A farmer facing thirty four charges of animal cruelty could n't appear in court today because he 'd been admitted to a psychiatric hospital .
30 A police sergeant accused of assaulting a prisoner is said to have told a colleague that the man was treated like an animal , because he 'd been behaving like one .
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