Example sentences of "he 'd [be] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | He wondered whether he 'd been asleep for a while , or just deep in thought . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He 'd been dead for several hours . |
| 7 | Oh he 'd been ill for about six months I think , but erm |
| 8 | For almost two months he 'd been worried for his son . |