Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been [v-ing] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blackpool had been experimenting with extensive rebuilding of the Marton and Motherwell cars , but the confines of Blundell Street Depot limited the scope of such activities . |
| 2 | Ever since 1959 , and Bomb , Miles had been experimenting with small magazines and one-offs . |
| 3 | Mary had been playing with some other children in the stable yard and had suddenly fainted . |
| 4 | Mrs Cohen had been protesting with increasing frequency as day overtook day with no news . |
| 5 | The court was told Tania had been living with another man , Robert Cross , for five months . |
| 6 | Brownlow had been dealing with human vagaries for thirty years . |