Example sentences of "[pron] had [been] [v-ing] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is understood that the deal had been held up by the Bank of England which had been seeking some form of ‘ comfort ’ from Bank of Edinburgh 's largest minority shareholder , Scottish Amicable , with 39.2 per cent , effectively asking it to stand behind depositors and take a more active role . |
| 2 | Mala , who had been doing some thinking of her own , looked at me uneasily . |
| 3 | It would have been much better if they had been getting some therapy to help them understand why they needed to take drugs in the first place . |
| 4 | We also discussed with GEC Avionics the possibility of providing their diagnostic information in a compatible , electronic format as they had been doing some work in the same area . |
| 5 | It had been expecting some trouble on May 23th , the anniversary of China 's annexation of Tibet in 1951 . |
| 6 | It would be just like Sipotai to attempt overwhelming force , and he had been expecting some kind of reaction ever since he had issued the order for Vortai 's herds to be culled . |
| 7 | ‘ He had been doing some cricket practice with the younger boarders . |