Example sentences of "'d be [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 ‘ They 'd been married for nearly forty years , did you know that ? ’ she said in a small voice .
2 He had , in fact , treated her as a man might well treat a wife to whom he 'd been married for some years — a relaxed , comfortable relationship in which there was no need for any outward signs of affection .
3 As the shop manager pointed out , it was the third time that month she 'd been late for work , and if they had n't needed her to turn up on time , they would n't have hired her in the first place .
4 I 'd been house-sitting for Nassim Nassim 's cousin Sunil in Leytonstone for a week now , which meant that the five-day house-warming party where all my so-called friends drop in to see how I 'm coping , how much booze I 've laid on and what the music centre 's like , had come to an end .
5 I think he 'd been better for a long time on and off
6 It was difficult to explain , but he 'd been uneasy for the last few minutes : not an emotion he 'd ever had much experience of before .
7 Wilson identified with his father , to the extent of wanting to have genital , genital contact with him , since Wilson saw his father as the author of all his skills , his strength and all that he 'd been grateful for .
8 He wondered whether he 'd been asleep for a while , or just deep in thought .
9 She felt as though she 'd been asleep for about five minutes !
10 He went on a while about the various tests but where he came out was that she 'd been dead for at least five days , and seven was perfectly possible .
11 Even though she 'd been dead for so long it could sometimes seem that she was still with him , a presence in the next room , someone on the other side of a door who waited and listened but who never stepped through , except when he dreamed .
12 He 'd been dead for several hours .
13 But I 'd been careful for a long time before that , because I 'd sensed something .
14 ‘ She 'd been ill for a long time .
15 Oh he 'd been ill for about six months I think , but erm
16 It was impossible to know whether he still believed she 'd been responsible for that .
17 There was a sort of thirstiness about Julia 's immersion in the conversation , as though she 'd been parched for a long time .
18 ‘ I 'd been miserable for a long time .
19 But she never suspecting it was , you know , when they 'd been alright for seven years you
20 British Airways staff are fantastic , whatever class you travel , and plied Kenneth with enough booze to soften the effect of two Sun journalists who approached us for a story and picture after we 'd been airborne for about eight hours .
21 For almost two months he 'd been worried for his son .
22 But he was also a healthy adult male with an appetite for life , an appetite he was accustomed to feeding , and he 'd been hungry for too long .
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