Example sentences of "'d been [vb pp] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd been shot 21 times . |
| 2 | He told me how he 'd been conned three times that week by people who took ten-quid rides , then said they had n't any cash but offered to leave a watch with him while they went inside ( usually a block of flats ) to get some dosh . |
| 3 | Even from this distance it was clear he 'd been hit several times in the chest and there was also red paint all over his visor . |
| 4 | She was cold , tired and aching ; her bed had n't been thick enough , and she 'd been wakened several times by sheep trying to share it , or eat it . |
| 5 | They 'd been re-used many times , titles and references and hasty notes making it difficult to see any sign of what the current contents might be . |