Example sentences of "'d be [vb pp] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she 'd been born at a better time and there were arts councils and they had been good to her . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ They all looked as though they 'd been written at a different time from the rest of the notes on the cards . |
| 4 | Judith had once confided that she too had an uncertain grasp of the past , though she 'd been drunk at the time , and had denied it vehemently when he 'd raised the subject again . |
| 5 | Before Kevin Ryan came back from America and bought the Half House from the last improvident Hamilton , nephew of her mother 's first husband who 'd been killed at Tobruk . |
| 6 | Rory jumped as though she 'd been shot at the sound of the lazily amused voice materialising apparently out of nowhere . |
| 7 | well I think Dawn is quite happy now , I mean I think she felt as though she 'd been rushed at first , but I mean |
| 8 | They were there only because they 'd been stopped at gunpoint from going any farther — by the Turkish army , a key NATO ally of the US and Britain . |
| 9 | That was pretty stupid , because not only was he on the list of residents , but he 'd been seen at mealtimes by several of the other members . |
| 10 | Later today the body was identified as that of a 23 year old man from Cheltenham , who 'd been seen at the race course last night . |
| 11 | and erm as usual this was erm , this created a bit of controversy because erm temporary staff , according to the reading of the minute , did n't er , were n't entitled to war bonus because erm , they 'd been appointed at a certain salary and er that was that and er , but in the end we managed to get our war bonus as well so we were on equal pegging with the , with the other staff . |
| 12 | For most of the week she 'd been seated at her desk , wading through piles of old G.W. design books , taking notes , making sketches , dashing off diagrams , in an effort to come up with some common thread in the mish-mash of styles that dragged dully across the pages . |
| 13 | Used to creating and presenting ideas to a wide variety of clients , she 'd grown proud of her capacity to keep her head under pressure , yet from the moment she 'd crossed the threshold of this impressive room she 'd been put at a distinct disadvantage . |
| 14 | She 'd been found at last . |
| 15 | When I got into work on the big day I found out he 'd been arrested at the weekend . |
| 16 | A gallant Irishman who 'd been wounded at Dunkirk and invalided out . ’ |
| 17 | Which Labour MP lost a libel action against the Observer partly because he 'd been educated at Berkhamsted School ? |
| 18 | He said she 'd been raped at 18 by a Lebanese man in London . |
| 19 | No , I was looking forward to the Open because I 'd been stationed at Formby for my army service and I was anticipating meeting all my old friends from that time . |