Example sentences of "'d be [adj] for " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
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 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | He wondered whether he 'd been asleep for a while , or just deep in thought . |
8 | She felt as though she 'd been asleep for about five minutes ! |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | He 'd been dead for several hours . |
12 | But I 'd been careful for a long time before that , because I 'd sensed something . |
13 | ‘ She 'd been ill for a long time . |
14 | Oh he 'd been ill for about six months I think , but erm |
15 | It was impossible to know whether he still believed she 'd been responsible for that . |
16 | There was a sort of thirstiness about Julia 's immersion in the conversation , as though she 'd been parched for a long time . |
17 | ‘ I 'd been miserable for a long time . |
18 | But she never suspecting it was , you know , when they 'd been alright for seven years you |
19 | 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 . |
20 | For almost two months he 'd been worried for his son . |
21 | 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 . |