Example sentences of "[noun sg] and had been [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tim , from Great Sankey , was a dedicated fan of the club and had been shopping for an Everton strip on the day of the Bridge Street bombing . |
| 2 | She 'd moved over by the window and had been reaching for a chair , but now she stopped . |
| 3 | As an amateur jockey Pip has had eight National hunt wins this season and had been challenging for the Ladies Championship . |
| 4 | The twins had wandered out of the rectory garden and had been missing for twenty minutes . |
| 5 | Mr Waterworth worked for an agency and had been driving for the Fewston Transport Company , of Skipton , at the time of the tragedy . |