Example sentences of "'d been [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been flattered to be asked , of course . |
| 2 | ‘ You were afraid of the light because you 'd been taught to be afraid of it , ’ said Rachaela . |
| 3 | She 'd been wanting to be my best friend for ages . |
| 4 | If she 'd been pretending to be busy before , she really was busy now . |
| 5 | I read everything I could find about France ( since France was my dream country , where I felt I 'd been meant to be born and grow up … ) and developed a particular passion for the French Revolution , reading all the Scarlet Pimpernel books , the story of the first Madame Tussaud , forced to model the guillotined heads , and everything that I could find that would bring it all to life . |
| 6 | She 'd been required to be beautiful and talented and independent , but she had n't wanted to be any of those things . |
| 7 | He 'd travelled half round the world , seen and done things she could only guess at , while she 'd never been further than Kingswood when she 'd been taken to be viewed as apprentice to a nailmaker . |