Example sentences of "[pron] 'd been [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , schools the only thing I was , I 'd been governor of a a school for thirty years that was used to depress me with the fact that we could n't get for our schools the things that we needed because to me and to all the people in Harlow who have children are concerned that we are being stopped so much money on education which is the most vital thing in our children 's lives ! |
| 2 | that 's what I thought , I was n't quite sure , I just wanted I 'd been sort of going through various things , and I want I 'd wanted to make absolutely sure |
| 3 | Well Of course came the War and and er like for about twelve years like before the War I 'd been president of the Hosiery Finishers Association . |
| 4 | In the past there 'd been cases of children who were witches . |
| 5 | There was none to be seen in this small guest room , but there 'd been shelves of them lining two walls in the sitting-room overlooking the Thames . |
| 6 | There 'd been incidents of violence between gangland type er warfare between inmates . |
| 7 | There 'd been photographs of these people 's faces in the newspapers , but Stephen had forgotten what the faces looked like . |
| 8 | A hundred years ago they might have made sense , due to ignorance : like the child said , there 'd been talk of witches . |
| 9 | There 'd been months of preparation and delays because of the weather . |
| 10 | They 'd been part of an 8-man patrol , call sign Bravo-2-0 , whose task was to seek and destroy the mobile Scud launchers with which Saddam Hussein was attacking Israel . |
| 11 | McLaren , the 22-year-old Hearts defender , told me recently that when he made his World Cup debut against Italy ( the game where he was asked to mark Roberto Baggio ) , the fact that he 'd been part of the squad at the European Championship finals , as well as playing a couple of games on the tour of North America last year , were of immeasurable assistance in making the step up . |
| 12 | Previously he 'd been president of Memorex' international group . |