Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun sg] had [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rachel had become so lost in her thoughts that she suddenly realised her father had been talking to her and she had n't heard a word . |
| 2 | Beeson , the England captain , scored his first victory over the world No. 9 , Zarak Jahan Khan , with one of the finest performances of his career , and then complained about the remarks he claimed his opponent had been making during the rallies . |
| 3 | ‘ He said he thought his mummy had been having car trouble because she had n't turned up . |
| 4 | Ranulf knew his master had been scribbling his own memoranda , trying to make sense of the mystery which confronted them . |
| 5 | His wife Ann-Marie Turnpenny , of Sheerwater Avenue , Darlington , said their marriage had been going through a difficult period . |
| 6 | Lady Bell said her son had been returning to his Land Rover , parked on the opposite side of the road to the farm . |
| 7 | His father , John William Gannon , said his son had been living with him since he split up with his wife in January . |