Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] had [been] [v-ing] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frances Black had been touring with the traditional band Arcady but in 1990 was asked to do a few solo gigs in the north . |
| 2 | Corporal Stephen Paterson had been drinking with his friend , Senior Aircraftsman Douglas Bailey , before the catastrophic fire at RAF Hullavington . |
| 3 | The courtheard Mr James had been arguing with his pregnant girlfriend 16 year old Jessie Barnes at the time . |
| 4 | Further south , the coastal merchants of west Africa had been trading with Europe for several centuries . |
| 5 | Mrs Cohen had been protesting with increasing frequency as day overtook day with no news . |
| 6 | At the same time , General Noriega had been flirting with the Soviet Union and , according to US intelligence sources , continues to receive arms from Moscow . |
| 7 | Bob Rafelson had been toiling with Nicholson 's friend and associate Carol Eastman on a script for a new film and as it came towards completion , they began to see it as a perfect vehicle for BBS to capitalize on its success with Easy Rider . |