he'd been

He'd been sentenced to death in Turkestan, but he'd managed to escape.

Il avait été condamné à mort au Turkestan, mais il avait réussi à s’échapper.

— My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Tom knew that he'd been tricked.

Tom savait qu'on lui avait joué un tour.

What if he'd been blinded?

Et s’il avait été aveuglé ?

— The Thief (1997)

He'd been watching a lot of boxing lately but didn't really know why.

Ces derniers temps, il regardait beaucoup de boxe, sans vraiment savoir pourquoi.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

He admitted he'd been wrong.

Il a admis qu’il s’était trompé.

He'd been distracting the deer.

Il avait distrait le cerf.

— Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

If he'd been there, he'd have waited for me.

S’il avait été là, il m’aurait attendu.

— The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

He'd been smoking.

Il avait fumé.

— Mirage (2018)

Ever since he'd been in Formula One, it was his dream to win at home.

Depuis qu’il était en Formule 1, il rêvait de gagner chez lui.

— Senna (2010)

He'd been working on a novel for years, before and after Daniel's accident.

Il travaillait sur un roman depuis des années, avant et après l’accident de Daniel.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)