Example sentences of "[conj] i had been [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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1 | My ‘ heavenly brother ’ was not a Sasse boy , but from the primary school in nearby Mutengene mission where I had been staying for a few days . |
2 | In late August I was finishing my day at the heart clinic , where I had been working for several months , when I decided that it was time to go . |
3 | When I replied that I had been fighting for the extra 200,000 I had managed to achieve , I was remonstrated with for having put the business at risk . |
4 | And I had been loading for the Major the last time that I was out shooting , the last time for me like . |
5 | Duncan and I had been talking for about ten minutes or more and swatting the increasing number of mosquitoes that always arrived in force at this time of the evening . |
6 | If I had been looking for a lover — I admit my husband 's fortunes were not at their brightest , and my friendship with the Philosopher was a little turbulent at that time — then I should not have chosen Gustave . |
7 | Now , after I had been walking for only seventeen days , I had almost forgotten those words . |
8 | It was in that frame of mind that I moved into the Olympic year indoor season , saying , as I had been doing for a long time , ‘ In ‘ 88 , I 'll graduate ! ’ |