Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] had [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ranulf 's face was flushed and Corbett surmised he had been sampling some of the tavern 's heady ale . |
| 2 | Douglas Gray of Middleton in Teesdale said he had been complaining for over two years about undelivered letters and hit out at the ‘ uncaring attitude ’ of the Post Office in Darlington . |
| 3 | Mr Wildish said she had been chatting cheerfully and was full of beans and looking forward to going home . |
| 4 | Lindsey knew she had been fooling herself in thinking she could remain indifferent . |
| 5 | Mrs Hepburn said she had been living with her husband at the time of the alleged crimes but was now in the process of divorcing him . |
| 6 | Both men were taken to the police station where Grannell said he had been drinking and had no recollection of what had happened . |
| 7 | She did n't have to ask if Christine knew what had been going on here . |
| 8 | After three weeks of intense work and numerous rejected ideas the creative team of copywriter Liz Whiston and art director Dave Shelton felt they had been trying to solve one of humanity 's great challenges . |
| 9 | Over the meal Karr outlined what had been happening since his return from Mars . |
| 10 | Mr Wilshire said he had been trying to secure his release . |
| 11 | Mrs Taylor said she had been urging the Government for months to make public a report by Mr Ponsford confirming the morale problems . |
| 12 | Kasparov said he had been negotiating with the FIDE president , Florencio Campomanes , for several days to try to persuade him to transfer the federation 's rights to stage the championship to the PCA and make Manchester a ‘ transitionary ’ match . |
| 13 | Lt Col Stewart said there had been fighting between Croat and Muslim militiamen around the town . |