Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] been [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Till now , Ken Livingstone had been putting up a good show , joking about John Smith serving as his deputy and arguing for defence cuts to pay for benefits rather than tax increases . |
| 2 | Frances had been walking along a pavement in Oxford when she was hit from behind . |
| 3 | Professor Briggs had been investigating how a ‘ natural ’ language might be used in computer processing . |
| 4 | Thomas had been granted only a weekend pass . |
| 5 | During the time that Ted and Jim were working on the engine , our chief researcher Bill Welbourne had been finding out a few details about the aircraft . |