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

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 ‘ The gentleman who 'd been in with her would naturally have gone back to his room well before people started stirring . ’
4 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 .
5 Even if she said so herself , she was barely recognisable as the young woman who 'd been so distraught just a short while ago .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 ‘ 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 .
9 They were a striking couple — tall , slim and very , very pale against old hands who 'd been here for days or even weeks .
10 ‘ It was a crowd of boys who 'd been together for years — somebody was always up to something .
11 One couple who 'd been there told the inquest they saw the plane flying low , coughing and spluttering .
12 One couple who 'd been there told the inquest they saw the plane flying low , coughing and spluttering .
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