Example sentences of "[conj] i had [been] [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this was cracked fracture from osteoporosis now , if I had been getting H R T at that time I might have been less disfigured . |
| 2 | I felt my lip curl , and the inside of my mouth dry out and tighten as if I had been sucking lemons . |
| 3 | It was as if I had been expecting visitors . |
| 4 | Because I had been understudying Constance Donovan I was now to play Lydia , the second lead . |
| 5 | At the time I was playing a Les Paul , which was n't my first choice because I had been playing Telecasters when Stevie ( Nicks ) and I were working together before we joined Fleetwood Mac , but when we joined the band there was an existing sound and the Telecaster was n't cutting it . |
| 6 | As I had been enjoying Marlborough , which in atmosphere , personnel , and not least location , was in total contrast to the Sloane School , Chelsea , I no doubt gave him a slightly rose-tinted account of the life there . |