Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [pron] had been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The refugees were Sudanese who had been living in camps in Ethiopia 's Ilubabor region since fleeing the war in southern Sudan in the mid-1980s . |
| 2 | It was possible he had been hoping to frighten Steve , but his exact motives were unknown . |
| 3 | The sun was full on her face , and it was clear she had been crying . |
| 4 | As he moved away from the tree it became apparent to Marian that between him and the trunk lay a substantial sack , and that it was this he had been defending so stoutly . |
| 5 | When she was nineteen she had been going out with a steady boyfriend for three years , and they had decided to get married . |
| 6 | It was obvious they had been talking about him . |
| 7 | I was sure she had been holding a small phial with the letters ‘ SUL ’ written on it . |
| 8 | For a moment she thought he was going to throw his arms round her and hug her , she was sure he had been thinking of it , but he hesitated and she turned away . |