Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] had n't [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of my students had been using the machine and she had n't been knitting tuck , so the tuck brushes had been put out of work . |
| 2 | Roman had been holding her in his arms and she had n't been fighting — no wonder Dana was furious . |
| 3 | Jennifer 's illness had had its effect on her too ; lately her nerves had been bad and she had n't been sleeping . |
| 4 | Jennifer had been restless and we had n't been getting on very well . |
| 5 | He had been wanting reassurance for a long time and he had n't been getting any . |
| 6 | I was indeed rather dubious about the whole idea , but we had n't been getting very far and there seemed to be no harm in just finding out some more about it . |