Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been [v-ing] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ann had been taking an antidepressant for 6 months without much benefit . |
| 2 | Endill had been dragging an ironing-board back from a room where everything was half buried in the floor when , turning a corner , he bumped into a tall thin man who had appeared from nowhere . |
| 3 | Melissa played thoughtfully with her empty coffee mug and reflected on what now seemed the certainty that Rodney Shergold had been having an affair with Angy . |
| 4 | For some time , Coutts had been considering an application from Virgin to increase their overdraft facility above the previously agreed limit of £4m . |
| 5 | Some said Charles had been having an affair with an owner 's wife , others that he was involved in some gambling scam . |
| 6 | Lita Dowell , prosecuting , said Thomas had been having an affair with Mrs Dean for four months before the attack in August . |
| 7 | Lita Dowell , prosecuting , said that Thomas had been having an affair with Mrs Dean for four months before the attack in August . |